{"id":487286,"date":"2026-10-06T20:56:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-06T20:56:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/487286\/"},"modified":"2026-10-06T20:56:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-06T20:56:10","slug":"sacramento-letter-carrier-honored-for-saving-customer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/487286\/","title":{"rendered":"Sacramento letter carrier honored for saving customer"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Melanie<\/a>SACRAMENTO, Calif. \u2014<\/p>\n

A Sacramento letter carrier started his shift delivering mail one day in September, and ended up helping to save a life.<\/p>\n

On Tuesday, the Sacramento Perkins U. S. Postal Service branch office honored Francisco Tran with a ceremony.<\/p>\n

Tran’s managers and coworkers recognized him for jumping into action on his route last month.<\/p>\n

That\u2019s when he heard a loud screech and then a crash. He looked around and then saw one of the customers he delivers mail to lying on the ground, not moving or talking. She had crashed her bicycle and needed help.<\/p>\n

Tran called 911 and stayed with the woman until paramedics arrived.<\/p>\n

Tran’s coworkers gathered at Tuesday’s ceremony as postal officials praised his actions, saying the recognition is well deserved.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe is a hero,\u201d said Sacramento Postmaster Neil Gonzalez. \u201cEvery man and woman that works with the Postal Service is a hero. We deliver medicine every day. We take care of our people, so he definitely is a hero.\u201d<\/p>\n

Tran felt humbled by all the attention he received during the ceremony at his post office.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was just there at the right time. I’m pretty sure any carrier would have done the same thing,\u201d Tran said.<\/p>\n

He says he\u2019s seen the customer he helped several times since the incident. He said she is now doing well.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery now and then she’s like, \u2018You saved my life,\u2019\u201d Tran explained. \u201cI’m just like, \u2018I just did what anyone else would do.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

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