A U.S. Postal Service (USPS) truck potentially carrying absentee ballots went up in flames in Georgia on Monday, destroying the vehicle and “a lot” of mail, according to authorities.
The Baker County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement on Facebook that the jeep’s mail delivery driver was unharmed after the vehicle caught fire near Pretoria/Tarva Road, a rural roadway about 10 miles southwest of Albany.
Officials said the Newton Post Office has a list of packages and mail that was being delivered on this particular route for those expecting a delivery.
Gabriel Sterling, chief operating officer of Georgia’s secretary of state’s office, addressed the incident during a news conference on Tuesday, FOX5 reported….