USPS Worker Flings Package on Roof of Pregnant Woman's Home, Casually Drives Away

A doorbell camera in Terrytown, Louisiana, captured a United States Postal Service (USPS) worker throwing a package onto the roof of a pregnant women's home before casually driving away.

Yeimi Alcantara, who is seven months pregnant with her second child, told WGNO-TV she watched in disbelief as a USPS mail carrier flung her package onto the roof of her home Sunday afternoon.

Alcantara said the mail carrier arrived at around 3:16 p.m. and appeared to be aiming the tossed package at her front door, but it landed too high. The soon-to-be mother said she first heard a noise and looked out her front door to see the mail worker leaving the driveway.

Video footage of the incident shows the worker walking to the edge of Alcantara's driveway before throwing the package. The worker then appears to recognize her mistake and walks several steps toward the home to inspect the package on the roof before driving away.

Alcantara told the news station that after watching the video she was shocked by the level of "negligence."

"I heard a noise and went to the door, only to see the USPS carrier leaving," Alcantara told WGNO. "I could not believe my eyes when I watched the video. It was sheer negligence."

Alcantara said it was the first time she has seen that mail carrier deliver a package. She told WGNO that the package contained clothes from Macy's for her 5-year-old daughter and that her pregnancy prevented her from climbing onto the roof.

"The worst part is that it has clothes in it for my daughter," she told WGNO. "But I am in no condition to get it down, so I will have to leave it on the roof."

In a statement to Newsweek Monday, USPS apologized for the incident and said local management sent a postal worker back to Alcantara's home to get the package.

"The Postal Service strives to provide the best possible service to our customers each and every day. We were disappointed to see the actions of the letter carrier in the video and apologize to the customer for any inconvenience. This is clearly unacceptable behavior that does not reflect the efforts of the thousands of professional, dedicated carriers in our workforce," USPS said.

"Local management sent a postal worker to retrieve the package and will take appropriate measures to ensure this isolated incident does not occur again," the statement added.