Kentucky woman was picked up by a garbage truck’s grappler claw and crushed, her family’s lawyer says

NewsWorldAmericasKentucky woman was picked up by a garbage truck’s grappler claw and crushed, her family’s lawyer saysThe family of Tyrah Adams want to know why Louisville Public Works employees did not see the 35-year-old woman while picking up trashAriana Baio Saturday 11 April 2026 16:31 BSTBookmarkCommentsGo to commentsBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":true,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2955845","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/kentucky-woman-garbage-truck-death-b2955845.html","title":"Kentucky woman was picked up and crushed by garbage truck, her family’s lawyer says"}}open image in gallery{"id":"trigger-autogallery-6217","index":0}Tyrah Adams was in a trash-ridden alleyway when a Louisville Public Works garbage truck picked her up, causing lethal blunt-force and compressional trauma (Wave3)The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlin...