Postal worker struck by stolen car in Southwest Philadelphia

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Video shows the aftermath of a horrible incident. A postal worker preparing to deliver the mail was hit by a stolen SUV.

“He wasn’t moving or speaking he was just lying there and I am like, ‘Oh my god,'” said witness, Andrea Whitmore from Southwest Philadelphia.

Witnesses saw the horror play out around 11 a.m. in Southwest Philadelphia from a nearby doctor’s office.

“The nurses came out and they tried to assist. They said he was bleeding out and everybody was in a frenzy just standing around because we were like this is really happening in front of our eyes,” Whitmore said.

Police say the mail carrier was hit along Woodland Avenue and 50th Street by a man driving this stolen Toyota SUV. Investigators say the stolen vehicle hit the mail truck, which then hit another parked car. Drakkar Duncan was inside with his cousin. The two only had minor injuries. Duncan says he saw the suspect run away.

Officers have not released the mail carrier’s name but say he’s a 46-year-old man. He’s listed in critical but stable condition with a fracture to his right leg.

“You have got these postal employees, hundreds of thousands of them on the streets in cities across this country everyday doing and honorable job, serving the citizens of this country, bringing them their packages and mail and to be struck like this is just ridiculous,” said Inspector Reggie Wade, with the U.S. Postal Service. ABC Philly

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