SARATOGA, CA — In a world of constant driver distractions five Saratoga carriers maintained their focus and concern on the safety of themselves and others on the road.

This focus on safety earned them entry into the elite National Safety Council’s Million Mile club.
They will be honored on Thursday, June 8, 2023, at 8:00 a.m. 19630 Allendale Ave, Saratoga, CA 95070.

Honorees include: Theresa Torres Hill (33 years), Arsenio Manuel (38 years), Cathy Cornell (40 years), Gilbert Nunez (38 years), Candice Wurthman (32 years).

The secret to staying accident-free starts with having the right mindset “Lucky runs out. But safety is good for life,” says Manuel, “Working safely may get old but so do those who practice it,” added Nunez.

This is the mindset you’d expect from Postal Service mail carriers who have each driven the equivalent of circling the earth 40 times, all without a moving violation or accident, while maneuvering hazardous road conditions, gridlock, rural terrain, and avoiding careless drivers along the way.

After all, according to Torres Hill “Safety isn’t expensive it’s priceless,” Cornell points out drivers should stay aware if they want to stay alive. With good defensive driving carriers can not only perform their jobs safely but as Wurthman emphasized it is all worth it because your family needs you to come home safe.

“Safety is not just a buzz word, our postal drivers take safety very seriously,” said District Manager Raj Sanghera “The truly remarkable achievement by our mail carriers demonstrates how postal employees continue to deliver on the promise of delivering their best every day with care, courtesy and concern for the safety of others.”

Nationally, postal drivers log more than 1.5 billion miles annually while delivering to more than 159 million homes and businesses in every city, suburb and town in America as they make the swift completion of their appointed rounds.

Each driver will be presented with a plaque from the Safety Council and automatic membership in the prestigious National Safety Council “Million Mile Club.” The million-mile award is a lifetime enrollment, and it is given to drivers who have accumulated one-million miles or 30 years of driving without being involved in a single preventable motor vehicle accident.

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