Employee caught smoking crack while driving company vehicle
November 24, 2008 by Fred HosierPosted in: Employees do the strangest things, Here comes the judge, In this week's e-newsletter, Latest News & Views
Do you conduct random drug testing on employees who drive company vehicles?
Maybe the U.S. Postal Service should consider it. A mail carrier has admitted smoking crack cocaine for years in her mail truck because she had more privacy there.
Police in Milwaukee arrested Sandra Winkler after they caught her delivering and smoking crack cocaine on the job.
Police charged Winkler with delivering crack to her adult daughter from her mail truck.
Winkler admitted she’s been doing crack for years.
If Winkler is convicted, she could face up to 10 years in prison.
Tags: arrested, company vehicle, crack cocaine
December 12th, 2008 at 11:55 am
How about not putting her in prison and putting her in a rehab she admits that she is a addict and has been one for years I believe that a six month to a year rehab would be the best punishment and mandatory NA meetings
December 15th, 2008 at 9:28 am
I would have thought a federal agency like the United States Post Office has a very active drug testing program. I can’t believe that her performance hasn’t been questioned in the past; let’s face it, 10 years of cocaine use will take a toll on your performance such as attendance, work performance, personal days off, etc. Was a reasonable suspicion drug test considered by her supervisor? Maybe wall-to-wall testing should be done starting with upper management and going all the way to the last new hire?!
August 20th, 2009 at 1:25 pm
why is this a problem? that woman probably was a more aware driver with faster reaction time because of the crack smoking. I personally know several people, two of which are phds, who smoke crack on a regular basis and are very happy and productive people. But I guess that means they’re really addicts in denial? It would be totally fine to go binge drink at happy hour until you’re retarded drunk with the hr and sales people though, right?