Truck vs. Pedestrian

Again this week, we read about two more senseless deaths where people were "just doing their job" when they were killed. "I'm just pouring concrete, It Can't Happen To Me." "I'm just sorting mail, It Can't Happen To Me." Those of you in the bakery business might have said at one time or another, "I'm just baking bread, It Can't Happen To Me".... in the food business, "I'm just cleaning the fryer, It Can't Happen To Me"... construction business, "I'm just framing a wall, It Can't Happen To Me". You get the idea. It can and it does happen to well-intentioned, hard working people. Don't let the absence of details in the story below undermine the real tragedy of loss of life.

Accident kills postal worker
A 58-year-old U.S. Postal Service employee died last night after the driver of a tractor-trailer backed into him at a loading dock of a mail distribution facility police said. The accident was one of two serious accidents involving a pedestrian occurring within a few minutes in different parts of the city.

Read about the second one below.

Man Killed Pouring Concrete
A construction worker is killed. The man killed was part of the crew pouring concrete for the new highway being built. Police say he was standing behind a dump truck that was backing up, and the driver didn't see him. The worker died at the scene.