A 26-year-old driver hauling packages for the U.S. Postal Service flipped on its side in Danville, killing the driver and spilling boxes and boxes all over the highway, six days before Christmas.
According to the California Highway Patrol, the accident was reported on southbound Interstate 680 near El Pintado Road in Danville about 3:30 a.m. on Monday. A postal spokesman said the packages had originated out of Sacramento and were headed for San Jose.
Sgt. Oscar Pacheco said the Sacramento driver went off the road and struck a freeway sign. He was taken to the hospital suffering “major” injuries, and was pronounced dead before 7 a.m.
According to the California Highway Patrol, the accident was reported on southbound Interstate 680 near El Pintado Road in Danville just before 4 a.m. on Monday. Sgt. Oscar Pacheco said the packages were headed for San Jose.
The driver was a freelance contractor for the Postal Service, spokesman Guz Ruiz said.
Source: Driver Killed When Postal Truck Flips on Danville Highway Spilling Packages | NBC Bay Area
Condolences to his family and friends.
more work for nixie…..it never ends!
I am very sorry for driver and his family. The mail can be replaced but
not so for the human loss.