PEORIA, AZ (AZFamily) Cell phone video shows a FedEx truck driving off road near a sidewalk, cutting around a long line of cars and running a red light in the west valley.
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Damien Willingham, owner of ClearSkai Technologies, recorded the video while running errands for his tech company.
“My immediate reaction was just kind of shocked, I couldn’t believe kind of what I was seeing,” Willingham said.
The video shows the FedEx truck driving off road to get around traffic stopped at the Golden Lane and 75th Avenue intersection in Peoria.
“Here comes this crazy FedEx driver,” Willingham said.
Willingham said his biggest worry was if someone was walking on the sidewalk while the truck was passing.
“Packages can be replaced, but people can’t, and public safety and the importance of that should never be put above any package delivery ever,” Willingham said.
The FedEx truck then moved back onto the road at the intersection and continued through while the light was still red, appearing to have a close call with a red car.
“Yeah, it was definitely close. There was no question,” Willingham said.
Willingham said they had only been sitting at the red light about 10 seconds when he noticed the FedEx truck go off road. He said the light turned green about 10 seconds after he stopped recording.
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“As a business owner, I completely understand deadlines and timelines and I get it, but the importance of safety and especially public safety or road laws, they’re there for a reason,” Willingham said.
Willingham recorded the video hoping the driver could be identified and steps are taken to make sure this doesn’t happen again.
“Either get that man some help or training, obviously, because that’s not the best driving,” Willingham said.
FedEx confirmed the driver no longer works for them and released a statement.
“Safety is our highest priority, and the behavior depicted in this video is completely unacceptable and does not reflect the high standards we expect from our service providers. We can confirm this individual is no longer providing service on behalf of FedEx,” the statement said.
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