Woman crushed to death by heavy machinery while lying on Oceanside [CA] beach, police say

Fox5SanDiego ^ | 09/28/2020

[BenLurkin]

Oceanside Police Department told FOX 5 the woman was lying on the sand at Oceanside Harbor Beach around 10 a.m. A worker operating a tractor didn’t see the woman sleeping and ran her over, according to police.

The woman, who appeared to be in her 40s, did not have identification on her. SkyFOX video showed crime scene tape and police officers surrounding the tractor. It was being used to move pipes as part of a dredging project.

[nickcarraway]

A woman was lying on the sand on the beach? How was the tractor operator to know a person would try to lay on the sand at the beach?

[SamAdams76]

That's a shame.

I spent a lot of time on Oceanside Beach during the early 1980s when I was stationed at Camp Pendleton. Used to walk there from my barracks at 21 Area.

Good memories there. They had a decent library as well.

[who knows what evil?]

Is there a Rachel Corrie ping list?

[dragnet2]

Get ready for taxes in Oceanside to go up.

[BenLurkin]

[sphinx]

You would think someone would have awakened her, but she was probably socially distancing. Another COVID-19 death.

[SkyDancer]

Was she wearing a mask?

[dfwgator]

Cause of Death: COVID-19.

[Kozak]

Sound sleeper.

[kaktuskid]

More likely transient

[Bell Bouy II]

passed out

[dp0622]

I too lazy to open the article and not smart enough to know. Is this a crime?

[PLMerite]

Cause of Death: CATERPILLAR-D9.

[SunkenCiv]

Ow.

[webheart]

Rachel Corrie volunteered.

[moovova]

Bet she doesn’t do that anymore.

[Lonesome in Massachussets]

Is this a crime?

It could be if the driver was criminally negligent. Apparently the woman was intoxicated and passed out. (Also "fully clothed".) The beach appears to be open to bathers. Other bathers noticed her, and thought she was in bad shape.

[ConservativeMind]

Caterpillar tractors cam smush people better than most tractors.

[I Drive Too Fast]

A deadly strain indeed.