(AP) — Modesto police say a homeless woman sleeping in a cardboard box was struck and killed by heavy machinery operated by a Caltrans crew clearing a homeless camp.
The Modesto Bee reported Wednesday that 33-year-old Shannon Marie Bigley was killed Aug. 1 in a grassy field alongside a highway where a homeless camp was built.
Modesto police say the incident occurred while a California Department of Transportation crew was attempting to clear the encampment. Details on the machinery were not disclosed.
State officials four months ago rejected a union grievance filed by workers who object to clearing homeless encampments. The union argued unsuccessfully that workers lack safety equipment and training.
A Caltrans comment expressed sympathy for the victim's family.
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