Wallingford, CT : Postal worker Glenn Ford, 52, suffers serious injuries when struck by Joseph Gallo, 46, in post office parking lot in Wallingford on Saturday, Aug 8, 2015

A postal worker is in the hospital with serious injuries after a box truck backed into him in a Wallingford post office parking lot early Saturday evening.
Wallingford police and firefighters responded to the 24 Research Parkway U.S. postal facility in Wallingford at 5 p.m. on Saturday after receiving a report about the accident.
Joseph Gallo, 46, of West Haven, was backing up a 2007 International 4000 series box truck in the westbound direction on the east side of the post office when he struck postal employee Glenn Ford, 52, of Wallingford, when he was walking in the parking lot, police said. The truck is registered to FMP Transport LLC in East Haven, which is a contractor for the postal service.
Ford fell to the ground upon impact and the back tires of the truck ran across his midsection, police said. He was not pinned under the vehicle, but police found him lying next to it when they got to the scene.
An ambulance transported Ford to Yale-New Haven hospital to be treated for serious injuries.
Wallingford Police Department's patrol and traffic divisions are investigating the accident. The state police truck squad also responded.
A U.S. Department of Labor Occupational Safety and Health Administration representative responded and is also investigating.
No charges have been filed against the driver at this time.

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Truck Runs Over Postal Worker in Wallingford




Wallingford, CT : Postal worker Glenn Ford, 52, suffers serious injuries when struck by Joseph Gallo, 46, in post office parking lot in Wallingford on Saturday, Aug 8, 2015