Delivery Driver Run Over By His Own Truck While Attempting Repair

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  1. mjd4277

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    At least it didn't run over innocent bystanders or other motorists...he must have been in the small truck for training
     
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    If he was out delivering on foot, why didn't it roll away right off the hop? Wonder if it started in gear while he was working on it?
     
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    I was gonna say the reason why it didn’t start in the first place was it WAS NOT in park!
     
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    Poor driver paid a high price for being careless.
    I hate to admit it but I went under the hood of my car, its auto tranny tho, cuz I turned the ignition key and nothing happened. I checked the battery cables tuned the key again nothing!!! Look down at the gear lever there it sat in drive:oops:.
     
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    Driver might have wanted some Time Off (and was repeatedly refused) and may have "thought" such activity a good idea.
    Whether or not "thought up", Time Off garnered.
     
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    What is it with FedEx delivery drivers lately
     
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    Always seemed like neutral safety switches were the first thing to be disabled when you hot rodded a car back in the day. Almost every 30-50 year old “muscle car” i’ve come across has been that way.
     
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    It’s possible that neutral safety may have malfunctioned. It rarely happens but it can’t be ruled out.
     
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