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Family Plans Lawsuit After Woman Killed by Garbage Truck

4/11/2026

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Tyrah Adams, a 35-year-old unhoused woman in Louisville, Kentucky, was killed on February 12 when a garbage truck's hydraulic claw picked her up, causing blunt force and compressional trauma, per the Jefferson County Coroner.
After being released, she walked to a convenience store, where she collapsed and later died.
Her family plans to sue the city, says truck camera footage has not been provided, and believes the incident was preventable.

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Tyrah Adams, a 35-year-old unhoused woman in Louisville, Kentucky, was killed on February 12 when a garbage truck's hydraulic claw picked her up, causing blunt force and compressional trauma, per the Jefferson County Coroner.
After being released, she walked to a convenience store, where she collapsed and later died.
Her family plans to sue the city, says truck camera footage has not been provided, and believes the incident was preventable.