Chicago Police: Postman charged with DUI after crashing mail truck

A U.S. Postal Service worker was charged with drunken driving after he crashed a mail truck while on duty and injured himself Friday afternoon on the Near West Side, police said.

Thomas M. Hackney, 40, of the 7200 block of Carolina Avenue in Hammond, Ind., was charged with misdemeanor driving under the influence of alcohol, police said.

Hackney was behind the wheel of a white 2001 postal service truck in the 300 block of North Ashland Avenue about 5:30 p.m. Friday when he crashed, police said.

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