Driver’s license suspended for man who mailed payment over a month ago

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WAVE/Gray News) – A man in Kentucky had his driver’s license suspended despite sending payment for a speeding ticket he pleaded guilty to in April.

The Postal Service said it has a plan in place after several audits found mail delayed all over Louisville, but customers are still reporting problems.

“I’m in a dilemma right here, I don’t know where to turn,” Paul Bryant said.

Bryant got a speeding ticket on I-65 in January, but now the mail’s speed is causing issues.

“My bills are still coming, I got rent due, LG&E and water,” Bryant said. “They’re like pimps. They want their money, or they cut you off.”

A judge sentenced him to traffic school for pleading guilty in April. He got a state letter accepting him May 11. He mailed a money order the next day.

“I went inside and put it in the slot in the second door here, cause as soon as I get stuff like that I need to mail off I usually get an envelope and a stamp, and I mail it immediately,” Bryant said.

More than a month later, his money order hasn’t been cashed and now his license is no good.

“I sent this money off, why hasn’t it been cashed? I’m scrambling in my mind, what can I do?” Bryant said.

The Postal Service Inspector General found more than 112,000 pieces of delayed mail when it reviewed Louisville’s mail sorting facility. Managers planned to fix it by reorganizing the facility and getting tough on attendance.

“Why’s my license suspended? The money’s out there floating around somewhere,” Bryant said.

WAVE didn’t hear back from the Transportation Cabinet.

The State Treasurer’s Office told WAVE it cashes checks and money orders as soon as it gets them.

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