A dedicated Texas DoorDash driver manager was making her delivery moments after being struck by a wanted robbery suspect who led police in a high-speed chase through residential streets.
A DoorDash driver tries to avoid being struck by a car being chased by police in Houston on July 8, 2026. The delivery driver was struck by the car and thrown onto the hood, tossing the food order on the street.
The driver, with the customer’s food in hand, stepped out of her vehicle and saw a silver sedan careening towards her from down the street, forcing the DoorDash worker to back up into the side of her car. Despite her best attempts to avoid being struck, the runaway driver slammed into her car before striking the delivery worker, sending her onto the hood of the wanted car.
The suspect, identified as Torrance Whitaker, raced out of his car towards the other side of the street, leaving the woman to gather herself alone. The woman picked up the order that had been tossed onto the road and ran to the sidewalk as several police cruisers chased Whitaker. As chaos rang through the neighborhood, the delivery driver nonchalantly walked to the front door of her customer’s home and dropped off the order.
“It’s amazing how the girl just delivered the food. I asked her if she was okay, and she said she was okay,” neighbor Lily PortilloPolice launched a manhunt through the neighborhood looking for Whitaker, as one officer returned to the scene to check in on the woman. The driver, Torrance Whitaker, fled from the scene as the DoorDash worker escaped from the crash. The delivery driver dropped off the food order as police chased after the suspect.
Whitaker was taken down by a police K-9 unit and held at gunpoint outside a neighbor’s house. The woman didn’t break any bones but was left in a lot of pain after the crash, the outlet reported. She also filed a complaint against Whitaker with the Houston Police Department, alleging Torrance “unlawfully, intentionally, knowingly, and recklessly caused bodily injury” to her, according to court records viewed by The Post.
Whitaker, who was wanted for burglary, jumped over fences and through several homes’ yards before he was eventually stopped by a Houston Police K-9 unit. Whitaker was charged with felony evading arrest and aggravated assault on the DoorDash driver, according to court documents viewed by The Post. A DoorDash driver tries to avoid being struck by a car being chased by police in Houston on July 8, 2026.
The delivery driver was struck by the car and thrown onto the hood, tossing the food order on the street. The driver, Torrance Whitaker, fled from the scene as the DoorDash worker escaped from the crash. The delivery driver dropped off the food order as police chased after the suspect. Whitaker was taken down by a police K-9 unit and held at gunpoint outside a neighbor's house.
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