A FedEx driver has been caught on doorbell camera footage refusing to help an elderly man from Texas who had fallen over on his front door...
A FedEx driver has been caught on doorbell camera footage refusing to help an elderly man from Texas who had fallen over on his front doorstep and was unable to get back up.
All that could be seen of the 89-year-old man from Freeport near Galveston, were the tops of his hands and legs after he slipped and fell, ending up on his back while trying to get inside his own home.
Shortly after he had fallen, a FedEx truck could be seen pulling up to his home, and the driver got out to deliver a package.
A FedEx driver was caught on camera delivering to a home where an old man was seen lying on the floor of his porch
But instead of walking up to the front door, the delivery worker quickly dropped off the item several feet away from the fallen gentleman who called out for help.
But the driver quickly turned around to walk away.
'A little help here please...' the man asked politely. 'Give me a hand,' he said. 'I can't get up.'
The FedEx driver who was already running back to his truck clearly having seen the fallen victim responded immediately: 'I can't do that poppa. I'm sorry.'
The poor man accepted the man's response replying with resignation, 'Oh okay.'
After dropping off the packaged the elderly gentleman called for help. The delivery driver told him 'I can't do that' and walked off back to his truck
The man was eventually helped 10 minutes later by his daughter who saw what had happened on the camera. The man's arms can be seen at the bottom of this picture as he lay fallen
The short video ends with the delivery driver shutting the doors to his truck and with the old man still on the floor.
The man had been on the ground for around 15 minutes before the delivery was made, according to his daughter, Maria Kouches.
'He didn't at least ring the doorbell or call 911!' Kouches wrote in a Facebook posting. 'Thank God he's OK, but what if he hadn't been?'
Kouches explained that her father has dementia and trouble with his legs.
He was on the ground for a further ten minutes before his she was able to be on scene to help him back up.
The FedEx driver drove away leaving the man all alone. His daughter came by ten minutes later to help her father get back on his feet
'We try to keep an eye on him but he does still move around with his walker,' Kouches said. 'It seems he was maybe trying to go back inside and his leg gave out. He gets confused and easily upset with new things.'
FedEx have since released a statement after the video came to light.
'We 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. We are reviewing the circumstances behind this incident and will take the appropriate action.'
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