SUNNYVALE, CA — Driving can be a challenging task on its own, let alone driving one million miles without so much as a fender-bender. Five Sunnyvale Post Office mail carriers did just that, and they will be honored on Wednesday, June 7, 2023, at 8:30 am, 209 E. Java Dr. Sunnyvale, CA 94089.

Honorees include: James F. Brown (35 years), Kevin K. Yung (34 years), Ray E. Leglu (38 years), Johnny M. Estabillo (36 years), Javier Torres (32 years).

The secret to staying accident-free includes many different safety tactics. “Safety is no accident. One must always be alert, you can never assume what the other drive will do,” says Leglu, “Safety is Awareness,” added Torres. Brown advises drivers to drive defensively, Estabillo emphasized being careful is key element of good driving. With good defensive driving carriers can not only perform their jobs safely but as Yung emphasized it means returning home safely to loved ones.

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.

“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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