Mail carrier’s truck rear ended in Hanover, New Jersey
HANOVER TWP. – A mail carrier on a delivery run was left unconscious and taken to the hospital after her postal truck was hit from behind by a car driven by a Plainfield man at about 4 p.m. Friday, Jan. 23.
According to police, the 42-year-old Plainfield man, David Jimenez, was driving south in the far right lane of Whippany Road when he hit the truck, which was parked in the same lane.
The crash caused the woman to be thrown toward the front of the truck.
Responding officers found the woman buried under mail and unconscious.
She regained consciousness at the scene but appeared to be in shock. She was transported to Morristown Medical Center for treatment of non-life-threatening injuries.
The driver told police he was blinded by sun glare and didn’t see the truck until the last second. He was issued a summons for careless driving.