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<blockquote data-quote="UpstateNYUPSer(Ret)" data-source="post: 426397" data-attributes="member: 12570"><p>I have hit 2 dogs in my 19 years. The first one was a German Shephard who broke his chain. I missed him with the front tires but he wasn't so lucky with the rear. No one was home so I dragged the dog out of the road, put him on the stoop and left a note. Nothing ever came out of it.</p><p> </p><p>The 2nd dog incident was a bit more involved. It was January so there was snow on the ground. I had backed in to a driveway, made the delivery, and then when I pulled out I felt a bump but thought it was something in the snow. It was--there was a small dog which had crawled under the pkg car while I was making the delivery. When I got back to the bldg there was a state trooper waiting for me. Long story short, I was not charged with an accident but did receive a ticket for leaving the scene of an accident with injury to an animal but was able to get that ticket dismissed. The sticking point was the fact that I had gone in to their driveway--had I stayed on the road it would have been the homeowner's fault for not securing their dog.</p><p> </p><p>It sounds like you did try to do the right thing by bringing the dog to the vet but, by doing so, you were cited for leaving the scene and using the pkg car for personal reasons, the latter a bs charge as you were trying to do the right thing. We are all told from Day One to immediately report an accident. The blood test is simply part of the investigation.</p><p> </p><p>I do wish you luck as I am afraid that your worst fears may be realized, although I do hope that they look at your previous 22 years and your actions during this and, if discipline is indeed warranted, they decide to hand down a lesser form of discipline and choose not to terminate you. I would think that a suspension and restitution would be sufficient (unless there is more to the story than you have offered.) I do hope this works out well for you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="UpstateNYUPSer(Ret), post: 426397, member: 12570"] I have hit 2 dogs in my 19 years. The first one was a German Shephard who broke his chain. I missed him with the front tires but he wasn't so lucky with the rear. No one was home so I dragged the dog out of the road, put him on the stoop and left a note. Nothing ever came out of it. The 2nd dog incident was a bit more involved. It was January so there was snow on the ground. I had backed in to a driveway, made the delivery, and then when I pulled out I felt a bump but thought it was something in the snow. It was--there was a small dog which had crawled under the pkg car while I was making the delivery. When I got back to the bldg there was a state trooper waiting for me. Long story short, I was not charged with an accident but did receive a ticket for leaving the scene of an accident with injury to an animal but was able to get that ticket dismissed. The sticking point was the fact that I had gone in to their driveway--had I stayed on the road it would have been the homeowner's fault for not securing their dog. It sounds like you did try to do the right thing by bringing the dog to the vet but, by doing so, you were cited for leaving the scene and using the pkg car for personal reasons, the latter a bs charge as you were trying to do the right thing. We are all told from Day One to immediately report an accident. The blood test is simply part of the investigation. I do wish you luck as I am afraid that your worst fears may be realized, although I do hope that they look at your previous 22 years and your actions during this and, if discipline is indeed warranted, they decide to hand down a lesser form of discipline and choose not to terminate you. I would think that a suspension and restitution would be sufficient (unless there is more to the story than you have offered.) I do hope this works out well for you. [/QUOTE]
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