James Edward Oakley, 58-year-old man living in Vallejo, was crushed by piece of excavating equipment last year

New details have emerged in the death of a northern California man who was killed by a piece of excavating equipment during a city sweep of what officials have referred to as an illegal dumping site.

James Edward Oakley, a 58-year-old man who lived on the streets of Vallejo, was found dead at the site in the city last Christmas eve.