Escambia County USPS driver arrested after attempting to hit child with vehicle: FHP

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ESCAMBIA COUNTY, Fla. (WKRG) — An Escambia County postal driver was arrested after Florida Highway Patrol officials said he tried to hit a 10-year-old with his mail vehicle.

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According to the Escambia County Jail log, 41-year-old William White Jr. was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, theft and criminal mischief.

An FHP crash report said on Dec. 27, White dropped off a package at a home on Kingfisher Way that was not at the correct home.

The report said the 10-year-old, who lives at the home that the package was dropped off at, noticed that it was at the wrong house and was going to take it to the right house…

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