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Family of woman run over by lawn mower at Modesto park calls for investigation into her death
KCRA ^ | 7/13/2023 | By Lee Anne Denyer

Posted on 07/16/2023 7:32:25 AM PDT by NohSpinZone

The father of Christine Chavez, 27, of Modesto, believes her death was preventable.

Christopher Chavez said that while his daughter often came by his home, his daughter was homeless and often slept outside during the daytime.

A spokesperson for the Modesto Police Department said that on Saturday around noon, a landscaper was cutting the grass at Beard Brook Park on a tractor with a pull behind mower when he saw a body in the grass that he had already passed through.

“We’re going to try everything to get justice,” Christopher said.

Gallo acquired the Beard Brook Park —where the body was — property on July 7.

A spokesperson for the company said a landscaping contractor was hired to perform weed abatement and fire prevention services. She called the incident an accident and said the “individual who was not visible and laying in a tall, weeded area.”

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: homeless; lawnmower; modesto; park; vagrant
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To: NohSpinZone

Just this week I saw a fentanyl zombie pass-out on the lawn of a $2 million house in an upscale area of our local city. His dirty clothes were perfect camouflage for the dark green grass


21 posted on 07/16/2023 7:54:43 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: Zhang Fei

My wife can walk through mid height grass in shirts and sandals and they don’t touch her. I walk through wearing boots and jeans and long sleeve shirt and they leave welts on my waist line and under arms.
Thing is with chiggers, they are too small to see, but leave red painful bite marks where they have injected you. And it itches, very painful itches.


22 posted on 07/16/2023 7:58:04 AM PDT by 9422WMR
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To: NohSpinZone

Cha-ching!


23 posted on 07/16/2023 7:58:29 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is ████ █ ██████ ███████ ███ ██████ ██ ████████. FJB.)
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To: NohSpinZone

She couldn’t have lived with them?


24 posted on 07/16/2023 8:01:08 AM PDT by DownInFlames (P)
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To: 9422WMR

I got attacked by fire ants once, hundreds of bites.
Once was enough for me…


25 posted on 07/16/2023 8:02:25 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: ronniesgal

It’s likely this poor gal had already worn out her welcome with friends and family. Sad for her to end this way, regardless.


26 posted on 07/16/2023 8:02:34 AM PDT by avenir ("They sang His praise...they soon forgot His works")
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To: 9422WMR

It was a joke…chiggers…


27 posted on 07/16/2023 8:04:01 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: EEGator
It was a joke…chiggers…

Bugs that annoy you.

28 posted on 07/16/2023 8:06:44 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: NohSpinZone

“Me, I’m just a lawn mower, you can tell me by the way I walk”


29 posted on 07/16/2023 8:07:39 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: al baby; 9422WMR

Chigger, please!


30 posted on 07/16/2023 8:08:05 AM PDT by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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To: qwerty1234

What he said:

“I’m going to keep going because I need to. I’m looking for justice and I’m going to be there until something happens.””

What he really means:

““I’m going to keep going because I need to. I’m looking for a check and I’m going to be there until somebody writes one.””


31 posted on 07/16/2023 8:08:16 AM PDT by qwerty1234
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To: dfwgator

Lol, you get it.


32 posted on 07/16/2023 8:09:04 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: 9422WMR

Likely already overdosed and dead before the bush hog.


33 posted on 07/16/2023 8:09:57 AM PDT by Gaffer
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To: EEGator

34 posted on 07/16/2023 8:10:08 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: SaveFerris; al baby; EEGator
Leave him alone. He's friends with the Exterminator.


35 posted on 07/16/2023 8:10:11 AM PDT by Larry Lucido (Donate! Don't just post clickbait!)
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To: Larry Lucido

There’s always a possible Seinfeld reference.


36 posted on 07/16/2023 8:11:33 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: 9422WMR

[My wife can walk through mid height grass in shirts and sandals and they don’t touch her. I walk through wearing boots and jeans and long sleeve shirt and they leave welts on my waist line and under arms.
Thing is with chiggers, they are too small to see, but leave red painful bite marks where they have injected you. And it itches, very painful itches.]


As someone who has had more than one run-in with them, I am completely simpatico with your situation. I walk through with jeans and boots - they get me. My wife goes through with a knee-high skirt - no problem. Hence the comment about napalm.


37 posted on 07/16/2023 8:11:34 AM PDT by Zhang Fei (My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room)
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To: Larry Lucido

The champ(ion) can eat free anytime!!


38 posted on 07/16/2023 8:12:25 AM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the days of Lot; they did eat, they drank, they bought, they sold ......)
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To: BobL

[Yep, zero damages from me. If she was important to them, they would have made sure she had housing.]


Just about every big city I can think of provides housing gratis to the homeless. There is one condition - submission to substance abuse treatment. The homeless refuse that treatment.


39 posted on 07/16/2023 8:16:36 AM PDT by Zhang Fei (My dad had a Delta 88. That was a car. It was like driving your living room)
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To: Zhang Fei

Rules are no intoxication
No fornication
No violence
No theft

Some folks refuse on any or all of those grounds

Oh they put you to work too


40 posted on 07/16/2023 8:19:29 AM PDT by csvset (tolerance becomes a crime when attached to evil)
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