“We are saddened by the loss of our driver Christopher Begley and extend our deepest condolences to his family and friends,” UPS said in a statement.
“We are cooperating with the authorities as they continue to investigate the cause of death. We train our people to recognize the symptoms of heat stress, and we respond immediately to any request for help.”
Union 767 President Dave Reeves told WFAA Begley, a married father of two, started working for UPS in 1995 and had an eye on retirement in the near future. He believes Begley’s death was connected to the extreme heat, though a cause of death has not been confirmed. He’s also upset that Begley was not brought to the hospital and instead taken home.“UPS needs to do a thorough investigation to provide his family some answers as to what happened on his final day with the company,” Reeves told the news station.the coroner was notified about Begley’s death, but did not conduct an autopsy.
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