Overview
- The Jefferson County Coroner confirmed that Tyrah Adams died of blunt force and compressional trauma and classified the death as accidental.
- The family’s lawyer says a hydraulic grappler on the city truck picked Adams up, squeezed her, and dropped her, and alleges the crew failed to render aid.
- A police report described the operator lifting a trash pile, setting it down, getting out to look, then returning to the seat and pulling the truck forward.
- Louisville Metro Public Works placed the two employees on leave as the city reviews the incident and the family prepares a civil lawsuit.
- After the alley pickup, which occurred February 12, Adams walked to a nearby store, collapsed with blood coming from her mouth and nose, and later died at a hospital, while the family also disputes access to video and says an internal truck camera was covered.