City officials say the employee seen in the profanity-laced clip is being handled internally after residents raised concerns
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- A viral video appears to show a Philadelphia sanitation driver pushing snow onto parked cars
- The 35-second clip was filmed a day after more than nine inches of snow fell in the city
- Officials say the employee has been identified and the situation is being addressed internally
A viral video filmed in Philadelphia is drawing widespread attention after appearing to show a city sanitation driver deliberately plowing snow onto parked vehicles following a powerful winter storm.
The 35-second clip, first reported by NBC10 Philadelphia, was recorded Monday, Jan. 26 — one day after more than nine inches of snow blanketed the city. In the footage, a sanitation truck can be seen traveling down Allegheny Avenue in the Kensington neighborhood while heavy snow is pushed toward cars parked along the curb.
As the truck moves forward, the unidentified driver can be heard making a string of profanity-laced remarks. At one point, he tells residents whose vehicles are covered in snow, “If your car look like this just go and head the f— back in the house. Just go in the house.” He then laughs before adding, “If I can’t drive, you b—-es can’t drive,” followed by, “Happy snow day motherf—er. We tearing this s— up.”…