{"id":3223,"date":"2023-09-30T18:38:34","date_gmt":"2023-09-30T18:38:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=3223"},"modified":"2023-09-30T18:38:34","modified_gmt":"2023-09-30T18:38:34","slug":"fedex-arrives-at-home-as-elderly-man-lays-on-porch-after-falling","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/used82.com\/?p=3223","title":{"rendered":"FedEx Arrives At Home As Elderly Man Lays On Porch After Falling"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>After falling at his home, an elderly man thought help had arrived when a FedEx driver came to deliver a package as he laid helplessly on the porch. What the doorbell camera caught on video, however, is enough to turn anyone\u2019s stomach.<\/h3>\n<figure id=\"attachment_47238\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47238\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-47238 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/taphaps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/fedex-arrives-640x368.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taphaps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/fedex-arrives-640x368.jpg 640w, https:\/\/taphaps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/fedex-arrives-550x316.jpg 550w, https:\/\/taphaps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/fedex-arrives-555x320.jpg 555w, https:\/\/taphaps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/fedex-arrives.jpg 678w\" alt=\"Maria Kouches\" width=\"640\" height=\"368\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-47238\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">When a FedEx driver arrived to deliver a package, he spotted an elderly man who had fallen on the porch. (Photo Credit:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KMn2yIbDYJU\">Screenshot<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Maria Kouches was stunned to see the doorbell camera video captured at her father\u2019s Freeport, Texas home after her elderly dad fell on his porch and was unable to get back up. After taking a spill, the 89-year-old man was lying helplessly on the porch when a FedEx driver came with a package. Kouches\u2019 father, who suffers dementia, thought help had arrived, but he was sadly mistaken, and it was all caught on camera.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-16\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-9\"><\/div>\n<p>\u201cWe try to keep an eye on him, but he does still move around with his walker,\u201d Kouches explained to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/abc7.com\/fedex-driver-elderly-man-falls-delivery-caught-on-camera\/6324974\/\">ABC 7<\/a>, referring to her elderly father. \u201cIt seems he was maybe trying to go back inside and his leg gave out. He gets confused and easily upset with new things,\u201d she added. Sadly, after her dad fell, he laid helplessly on the porch for 15 minutes until a FedEx truck pulled up to his home to deliver a package.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_47240\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47240\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-47240\" src=\"https:\/\/taphaps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/6324605_071920-ktrk-ugc-fedex-driver-elderly-man-haldeman-vid-640x694.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taphaps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/6324605_071920-ktrk-ugc-fedex-driver-elderly-man-haldeman-vid-640x694.jpg 640w, https:\/\/taphaps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/6324605_071920-ktrk-ugc-fedex-driver-elderly-man-haldeman-vid-550x596.jpg 550w, https:\/\/taphaps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/6324605_071920-ktrk-ugc-fedex-driver-elderly-man-haldeman-vid.jpg 678w\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"694\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-47240\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">With only his hands and the tops of his legs visible in the footage, the elderly victim is heard calling out to the FedEx driver for help. (Photo Credit:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KMn2yIbDYJU\">Screenshot<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Upon spotting the delivery driver, the unnamed elderly man thought he would finally get some help. The driver had exited the truck and was approaching the porch when the elderly man quickly began begging for help to get up, but he received a shocking response instead. Rather than walking up to the front door, the FedEx driver stopped short, setting the box down several feet away from the fallen gentleman.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-16\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-9\"><\/div>\n<p>All that could be seen of the 89-year-old man on the video from the doorbell camera were his hands and the tops of his legs as he laid on his back on the porch floor, but his cries for help were clearly heard. \u201cA little help here, please,\u201d he\u2019s gently heard requesting. \u201cGive me a hand,\u201d he says, politely asking for help, adding, \u201cI can\u2019t get up.\u201d Rather than come to his aid, however, the delivery driver refuses to help.<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><iframe title=\"&quot;I can't do that, boss.&quot; Texas FedEx driver says no to help fallen old man\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/KMn2yIbDYJU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-ratio=\"0.5625\" data-width=\"640\" data-height=\"360\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>The doorbell camera video captured the FedEx driver running back to his truck after having clearly seen the fallen man, lying on the porch. When the elderly man calls out to him for help, he stops briefly and turns back towards him. \u201cI can\u2019t do that poppa. I\u2019m sorry,\u201d he immediately tells the elderly man before continuing to walk away.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-16\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-11\"><\/div>\n<p>Sadly, the poor man accepted the driver\u2019s response, replying with resignation, \u201cOh, okay.\u201d After closing up his truck, the FedEx employee drove away, leaving the victim helplessly on the ground. He would continue to lay on the porch for another 10 minutes before his daughter, who saw what happened on the Ring doorbell camera, could get to him and help him back up.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_47241\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47241\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-47241 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/taphaps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/fedex-driver-runs-to-truck-640x488.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taphaps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/fedex-driver-runs-to-truck-640x488.jpg 640w, https:\/\/taphaps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/fedex-driver-runs-to-truck-550x419.jpg 550w, https:\/\/taphaps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/fedex-driver-runs-to-truck.jpg 678w\" alt=\"Maria Kouches\" width=\"640\" height=\"488\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-47241\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">After seeing the elderly man helpless on the porch, the FedEx driver begins to job back to his truck. (Photo Credit:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KMn2yIbDYJU\">Screenshot<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Disturbed by the chain of events, Maria Kouches took to Facebook to express her disgust, according to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-8543383\/Texas-FedEx-driver-caught-doorbell-camera-refusing-help-old-man-fallen-over.html\">Daily Mail<\/a>. \u201c[He] didn\u2019t at least ring the doorbell or call 911!\u201d Kouches wrote, lambasting the seemingly heartless driver. \u201cThank God he\u2019s OK, but what if he hadn\u2019t been?\u201d she asked, rhetorically. With viewers equally disgusted, the clip quickly began to go viral.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-16\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-11\"><\/div>\n<p>FedEx promised to review \u201cthe circumstances\u201d and \u201ctake the appropriate action\u201d after the footage was brought to their attention. \u201cWe extend our thoughts and concerns for the well-being of the person depicted in this video. The safety of our team members and customers in the communities that we serve is our highest priority,\u201d the company said in a statement. \u201cWe are reviewing the circumstances behind this incident and will take the appropriate action.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_47242\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-47242\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-47242 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/taphaps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/fedex-closes-up-the-truck-640x514.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taphaps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/fedex-closes-up-the-truck-640x514.jpg 640w, https:\/\/taphaps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/fedex-closes-up-the-truck-550x441.jpg 550w, https:\/\/taphaps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/fedex-closes-up-the-truck.jpg 678w\" alt=\"Maria Kouches\" width=\"640\" height=\"514\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-47242\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">After the elderly victim called out for help, the FedEx driver turns briefly to tell the man he \u201ccan\u2019t do that\u201d before closing up his truck and driving away. (Photo Credit:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=KMn2yIbDYJU\">Screenshot<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>While I want to believe that the delivery driver may have been afraid to make physical contact, uncertain what might happen or whether he could get in trouble with his employer, there is absolutely no reason he should not have called for help. None. Not one. Even if he feared for his own safety or job security, he could have driven a safe distance down the road, pulled off, and called 911. It\u2019s as simple as that. It\u2019s common sense and common courtesy \u2014 both of which are greatly lacking in our world.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-16\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-6\"><\/div>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cAnd because lawlessness will abound, the love of many will grow cold.\u201d \u2014\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/biblehub.com\/matthew\/24-12.htm\">Matthew 24:12<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>In a civilized society, when you see someone asking for help, you\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/taphaps.com\/amy-jane-johnson-71-road-rage\/\">get them help<\/a>. That doesn\u2019t mean you have to put yourself in any danger. You can ensure your own safety and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/taphaps.com\/louis-hicks-veteran-thief-cop-23c\/\">call the authorities<\/a>. That\u2019s the beautiful thing about having an emergency response system. You don\u2019t have to \u201cbe the hero,\u201d but you do have to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/taphaps.com\/jody-thompson-cop-house-son-23c\/\">alert the heroes<\/a>. There\u2019s simply no excuse for turning your back on a vulnerable person, obviously in need, and walking away. It really doesn\u2019t take a lot to be a decent human being. In this case, it was a matter of making a phone call.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\">\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-47509\" src=\"https:\/\/taphaps.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/Screen-Shot-2020-05-20-at-9.55.23-PM-640x50.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"50\" \/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After falling at his home, an elderly man thought help had arrived when a FedEx&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3224,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3223","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"views":134,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3223","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3223"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3223\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3224"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3223"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3223"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/used82.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3223"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}