A United Parcel Service (UPS) driver who was intoxicated when he crashed his semi-trailer delivery truck has been denied workers’ compensation benefits.
Delaware Superior Court Judge Kathleen Vavala last week reversed a state Industrial Accident Board (IAB) ruling that Timothy Willis was entitled to benefits. The judge found that the IAB abused its discretion and ignored both evidence and the law when it granted benefits to Willis.
The judge hammered the IAB for disregarding “overwhelming” evidence presented by UPS and the sworn testimony of law enforcement officers that the UPS driver was intoxicated. The court also slammed the IAB for speculating that “light beers” lessened the concern and for not allowing