Video shows Bay Area USPS driver crashing into parked car, then driving off

[@Pencil-o1p]

Man, even when he has solid proof, the USPS wouldn’t do anything until he contacted the media for help.

[@chuckxu5910]

I was ripped off by the California lottery too, because they said my winning ticket was stolen and they won’t pay me back. But I told them I bought it from the gas station how could that be

[@nancymcmonarch]

They're covering for their own.

[@Stutterstun]

Government accountability is a myth

[@SteelShield21]

The fact that the post office car was already missing half his bumper before hitting the Jetta tells me this wasn't his first rodeo

[@vndragonslayer1]

harris voter probably

[@Daniel15au]

​@@vndragonslayer1why do you people always have to make things unnecessarily political?

[@wileyjohnson5681]

​@@vndragonslayer1You lunatics with these politics has become overwhelming.

[@vndragonslayer1]

@@Daniel15au i was raised middle class with 2 dads, one was small business mcdonalds franchise owner and i believe in opportunistic economy

[@vndragonslayer1]

@@wileyjohnson5681 guess what the majority voting bloc in bay area is.. hint.. its not a bloody shade color

[@proudasiangirl576]

Terrible. Inexcusable of the driver. That's absolute hit and run and charges should definitely be filed.

[@MoonDog991]

You should definitely file a criminal complaint. That would escalate this to a matter they'd finally take serious and stop brushing you off. That was a hit and run.

[@946towguy2]

Sure, except that the USPS can claim qualified immunity under state laws for their drivers and vehicles. USPS vehicles do not need license plates and their drivers are exempt from needing a state drivers license. You have to pursue them under federal regs and then sue in federal court if that fails.

[@uzi1951]

@@946towguy2 If you operate a motor vehicle as part of your duties, then you must have a valid, current state driver’s license in your possession while driving the vehicle. This requirement applies to all drivers of vehicles owned or leased by the Postal Service, owned by contractors, or owned by the driver.

[@skyhawk_4526]

@@946towguy2 Wrong. Government employees are protected under qualified immunity for harm caused by official acts done on behalf of the agency employing them. Committing a crime is not covered under qualified immunity as evidenced by the many government employees and officials who have been charged and convicted of crimes committed on duty. USPS workers also DO have to have to have valid state driver's licenses. The only thing you got right is about the license plates and that's because the vehicles are owned and operated by the federal government, and therefore not subject to state registration requirements. However, all USPS vehicles have registration numbers that are clearly visible on the rear of the vehicle to individually identify them. It is basically the equivalent of a US Government license plate, and they are in fact "registered" and in an automated database maintained by the US government and accessible by state and local law enforcement.

[@TuDoNgonLuan007]

Hire a good lawyer!

[@LD-jv9vq]

@@skyhawk_4526 OK so hit and run is a criminal act, so they got that right too. Call the police regarding the criminal act of a hit and run incident committed, and press charges.

[@chumblesthecheese8580]

Should have called the police first.

[@summer2786]

Police wont come out or make a report.

[@summer2786]

Police wont come out or make a report.

[@summer2786]

Police wont come out or make a report.

[@oceanzero]

I bet the USPS would process immediately if a residential car crashed into a parked USPS vehicle.

[@albeit1]

I’m not surprised at all. In my experience, you can’t even get the post office to forward your mail as requested. And if you have to leave a domestic abuse situation, they’ll keep delivering your mail to your abuser. Or as I used to call him, my psycho ex from hell. They are surprisingly efficient at SELLING YOUR NEW ADDRESS to companies though. No private company would get away the substandard performance a government agency does. They’d get competed out of existence.

[@59phonebone]

The postman always dings twice. … I’ll let myself out now.

[@rocketmanpm]

Okay. Now that's funny!

[@bgyd6687]

😂😂😂

[@beautybliss7127]

👏😂

[@yonusa72]

This is so dirty, Insurance is is the culprit too. They’ve been really shady in California after the fire losses

[@giuseppe4909]

The mailman was distracted after dumping ballots in the trash….

[@moralambush]

A local USPS post office worker stole my new credit card while my mail was on hold during vacation. Used it to fill up gas and buy donuts. These clowns are unbelievable.

[@plantsplantz2116]

Mail theft is a real problem

[@runnergo1398]

He pressed the gas instead of the brake lol

[@7415_Gamer]

Post Office struggling to make money, Post driver struggling to control car.

[@chrishao7169]

There would have been much less damage if the post man didn't try to stop his truck....

[@justayoutuber1906]

man or woman?

[@nancybryson5488]

Definitely a guy.

[@joeblow1688]

There would have been no damage, if the driver had set his parking brake.

[@tammyyplatt5995]

He hit the gas instead of the brake that was the problem.

[@tammyyplatt5995]

​@@joeblow1688and turned off the vehicle.

[@mw-sl9vo]

he should have called the police

[@946towguy2]

Police have no jurisdiction. U.S. Postal Police, FBI and U.S. Marshall's service have authority.

[@mw-sl9vo]

@@946towguy2 police have no jurisdiction over a hit and run? are you sh!tting me?

[@skyhawk_4526]

@@946towguy2 California police officer and former federal law enforcement officer here. You are incorrect. We recently arrested an on-duty USPS carrier for DUI and Hit and Run after he crashed into someone's fence and drove off. That's not the first time we've done so either. The FBI has jurisdiction over federal crimes and any crimes (state or federal) that are committed on exclusive federal property. Hit and run is a state crime. Only if the (state) crime occurred on federal property would federal law enforcement have any jurisdiction. The Assimilated Crimes Act which allows feds to arrest or issue citations for state code violations on property with exclusive federal jurisdiction like federal buildings, military installations, certain federally managed lands, etc. This is because only the feds have police powers in these areas and there is no federal crime of hit and run or (in the case I mentioned) DUI, so they arrest or cite for violation of the appropriate state law. The feds actually have zero jurisdiction in the case shown in this video because no federal crime was committed, and the crime was not committed on federal property.

[@dizzleslaunsen2372]

@@946towguy2why are you reposting this misinformation all over this thread? Are you related to the postal worker or something?

[@TaurusAdventures]

What would we do without the 7 on our side? Appreciate your help guys.

[@MrKensei7]

Lol😂 this dude worked another six months before he retired😅

[@onthegrind7]

Since Louis DeJoy has been Postmaster General,the postal service has become a joke.

[@bobjones4469]

You can't fire me, I quit. Doesn't go on my record.

[@flydragoon88]

This postman MUST be prosecuted. It's a typical hit-and-run case. NO excuse!

[@kenmore01]

Are you kidding? The post office can't afford to replace a Volkswagen!

[@jasperstromy2778]

I'm sorry for the postal worker BUT they committed a hit and run crime. He should of filed a police report.....period

[@skyhawk_4526]

Should have called the police first. The USPS worker committed a hit and run.

[@bellagirlgirl8827]

Your tax dollars at work.

[@kramaral2]

USPS is not funded by tax dollars. Not saying this is ok but know your facts.

[@clemjoke7609]

U.S.P.S. hasn't been funded by tax dollars for quite a few years.

[@haggeoromero]

Special delivery.

[@sdfsdf2205]

"erm sir, you need to file a 95 form, you filed the 94 form". "Sir unfortunately you didn't fill out the 95 form in a timely manner, so it will be on the bottom of the pile". "sir, sorry we are backed up now due to the elections". "Sir please hold".

[@lou7139]

Let's hope the check doesn't get lost in the MAIL.

[@Phlowermom]

Call the damn cops!!! Don't they keep saying, "next time this happens, call us".

[@946towguy2]

Local police can't do anything to USPS.

[@Phlowermom]

@946towguy2 No, but they can take a police report to help with your insurance claim. By documenting damage with pictures they can prove they took in a timely fashion can help. Document 8 ways from Sunday!

[@dreamer6508]

How would the police identify who is the driver, hit and run involving property damage is not investigated by the police

[@jameseverly8501]

@@dreamer6508 hey dufus it is on video you can not argue with a video

[@RacerX1971]

It's Sum Tin Wong😂.nice guy for not filing a criminal case. That was a hit and run

[@ranikalakaar]

So shady.

[@tmacdagreattv]

Sue the post office immediately!

[@2-old-Forthischet]

Nothing surprises me about the USPS. I've been fighting them for over 30 years for lackluster service. Manager there don't care.

[@HomeAloneGaming1]

should be criminal charges here. i'd get my own justice against the driver...his mistake was not calling the police and getting a police report.

[@bikedawg]

I would sue the USPS for punitive damages too.

[@HiThisIsMine]

😂 the postman was like, “nope, I’m not losing my pension”, drove back and put in early retirement before it spoiled.

[@pcInCA]

File a small claims case against them.

[@joeblow1688]

Government bureaucracy at it finest.

[@rickjames5998]

Bro gets Pension for the gov and Drives drunk on the job.

[@hortanokilli7608]

They sure delivered for him.

[@jerrywagner4690]

The post office has not hired anyone actually capable of being a post office worker for many years.....all DEI.

[@KeepPrayingCA]

Dang!! Thank God you had a Ring camera! That’s nuts. Now they aren’t fixing it!?? Should had sued them as if that was a child. Crazy

[@NovaJaye]

Total loss?

[@GIONATION5]

Bent frame my ass 😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@rickjames5998]

the frame might have bent 1 degree but its now considerded totalled. You cant safely drive it or insure it. You wouldnt drive it, as a sane person.

[@stephenw2992]

They dont have a frame, but any damage to the bodywork on the rear is likely a write off these days

[@GIONATION5]

@ exactly what a joke 😂😂😂

[@filmbuff000]

Louis DeJoy.

[@justayoutuber1906]

THAT totaled the VW????? So why not wait speak to the mail person when she comes by the next day?

[@kxmode]

The Postal Service is like the Vogons. Even when it's clearly their fault they want you to fill out bureaucratic forms and then wait 6 months to a year for a response (or never).

[@AmericanizedBrit]

Don;t Panic

[@qqqcalls]

He should have contacted a lawyer.

[@TommyMVSERVTI]

The Postal Service in the Bay Area doesn’t give a fuck, my uncle worked for them for years and quit because they’re sus. One postal worker for my building got robbed of the masterkey and never reported it to the post office or the police smh

[@kati-ana]

Looks like an old person, one that needed to retire a while ago.

[@stephenw2992]

Probably not even a citizen if they drive like that

[@8bitbunny]

USPS in CA is horrible. I worked for a company that used to get hundreds of packages a day. About 10% of the days we would get notices that a delivery was attempted but they couldn't get into our building (our office was not locked). We would check our security cameras and see no truck or driver. Turns out the drivers just sometimes take the entire day off and mark everything as can not deliver. We reported this to the postmaster and she didn't care at all.

[@dng2000]

Another free advertisement for the Ring camera, heh? Just saying.

[@dfinma]

What about the hit and run crime? Shouldn't postofficebro get charged with this crime?

[@billmoran3219]

Did the employee file a sr 1 with the dmv, he should have and should have a point on his driving record. Car owner should have made a police report and postman should have been charged with hit and run. The post office has zero credibility and accountability, I have constant problems with getting my mail to my pobox on time or any mail at all. The problem is they put it in the wrong box and whoever receives it either throws it away or they return it to the office and then it takes another week to return it to my box. It’s taken me months to figure this out and when I explain it to the manager they just say sorry we can’t help you! FTUSPS

[@nancymcmonarch]

Why did he not file criminal charges?!? And WHAT is going on with our postal workers these days? Last year nearly $20,000 of my retirement checks were stolen from the mail (and cashed!) It took the state treasurer FIVE MONTHS to reimburse me. Truly hate to feel this way, but when I see a mail carrier anymore, I wonder "Are you a criminal too?"

[@josephlalock8378]

you never have to get 2 estimates. where you get your car fixed is your choice, as long as it is a legit shop. problem with the post office is that they are self insured. you have to deal with the feds and we all know how that goes.

[@946towguy2]

USPS doesn't care about state laws.

[@indigobluu]

Mail man didnt want to lose that pension

[@bellagio88]

Govt workers are union employees, and in my experience most are lazy ppl just waiting to retire

[@nitrosrt4]

THIS IS WHAT INSURANCE IS FOR. call the cops then your insurance, with the vid this is open and shut, insurance will go after who's at fault. life pro tip dealing with insurance, if you dont cash that check the claim is not settled, you can make a deal about the value of your car, never settle for less than is reasonable.

[@corridosybandaoficial4112]

Take them to court

[@1234itbeme]

Dam mail man.always hitting people's cars.

[@crazyc99]

Police report buddy ... it's a hit an run ... you can sue for twice or three times the damages if I remember right

[@JohnW-hm3eg]

Automatic dismissal.

[@Mlogan11]

There would have been no damage or only minimal if the postal driver just let the truck slowly roll into the car instead of panicking and pressing on the accelerator instead of the brake. There should be another investigation on why it took so long for the post office to pay for damages. The people or agencies sitting on claims without processing should be called out.

[@elviabenitez2828]

Exactly, why are we paying insurance. When something like this happens, insurance doesn't want to help you, it should be optional.

[@kenchu5900]

yeah maybe I am missing something, why wouldn't the insurance company pay out the full damage/replacement cost of the car in this case? Getting an older model as a replacement does not seem to be a fair payout.

[@skyhawk_4526]

@@kenchu5900 Insurance NEVER pays replacement cost. It pays up to what the car was worth at the time of the accident. A new car is obviously more expensive than the used one that is insured.

[@MM22966]

LET'S ALL CHECK BACK IN TWO WEEKS.

[@leomn2075]

Will never get fired.

[@kaleidoscopex7213]

Even the California USPS is doing hit & run crimes (& get away with it).. smh California needs help

[@tomc642]

Your post office in the process of delivering junk mail.

[@D0NALDTRUMP_DADDY]

The post office doesn’t want to pay

[@gabs4692]

I feel bad for his kids.

[@heavenlyhealer4444]

The post office has damaged people's personal property, post representative stealing and losing mail, but the post office never seems to be held accountable, their unhinged.

[@mikeymarriott]

It seems like to navigate modern day America you need an attorney on your right side and 7 on your side to the left. 🤦‍♂️

[@jaymoose4337]

I could just IMAGINE if the roles were reversed

[@jasperstromy2778]

Sue the postal service.

[@M_747]

always wondered how a car in PARK, sounds like when it rolls

[@user-eh8yz6ko3t]

Imagine if it was the other way around and the government was going after you

[@summer2786]

Police wont come out or make a report.

[@OuterSpace-1-0.0]

how are you (Parents) gonna first blame your Kids without watching the video first? when you have cameras at your home, pointing the street

[@anthonyz7023]

Is this another form of "Goin Postal" ?

[@wesleyc.4937]

✉ YOU'VE GOT MAIL!

[@scampeezo]

Newman (from Seinfeld) was an exemplary postal employee compared to these clowns.

[@rocketmanpm]

...and the Asian postal worker's name?

[@andrewmcintosh9832]

Please, Please Mister Postman look and see Is there a check for $35k in your bag for me?

[@facial210]

Insurance? Don't you pay them to do the work

[@ricodelavega4511]

forget the story, damn stephanie

[@ebeyslough]

Baddie

[@protecttheseeds.2347]

He didn't have insurance. He had to flee.

[@skyhawk_4526]

USPS is self-insured.

[@tonyt8805]

When USPS broke my driver side mirror, it took a whole year before I was reimbursed! 😡 😡 😡

[@skyhawk_4526]

The efficiency of the US government!

[@soulknight89]

I'm surprised the USPS driver didn't leave a note saying for the homeowners to stop leaving their cars in the way of delivery services.

[@sandydominguez8873]

Sue the post office for $$$$

[@HikaruKatayamma]

Sue them under the Taking clause of the 5th Amendment. It’s been proven to go around qualified immunity.

[@Yodog666]

Thats the system

[@1neMoreDay]

Just use ur insurance.

[@theotheleo6830]

Well, the employee and management are incompetent.

[@alisont.6940]

Oh, Form 95. Of course. Everyone knows that.

[@User5_]

I wonder who he voted for.

[@johnwoo1577]

What a horrible Halloween news!

[@thenorthstars2210]

The coward put in his retirement papers and probably fled the country......LOL

[@JE-western-rider]

There always seems to be a form that should have been completed and sent in for review first ......

[@NathanielKrefman]

Insane