Last Friday, life for Claudia Ramirez and her family was forever changed when her cousin, Jose Alberto Barajas, was killed in a trench collapse in Miami Township.
Miami Township fire officials said that three people were putting underground pipes in on Valley Forge Drive when a trench collapsed on them.
Officials said preliminary information suggests the three were contractors working on installing water control piping. Standard trench safety systems, usually required for this type of work, were not in place, officials said…