An autopsy will determine if the extreme summer heat played a role in the death of North Texas UPS driver Christopher Begley.
The 57-year-old man died after working in the heat on August 23. The temperature reached 103 degrees that day.
According to a statement from UPS, Begley reached out to his management team on Wednesday, Aug. 23, and reported that he was not feeling well while delivering a package to a business in Farmersville. The statement goes on to say he was offered medical attention but denied it and opted to go home for the day instead.
Begley was removed from service and the company approved his request for a few days off.
Four days later, UPS says they learned Begley had been hospitalized and the following day, UPS was told Begley had died. Begley worked for the shipping company for nearly 30 years.
The medical examiner's office has yet to release Begley's official cause of death.
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