Food Delivery Driver Mishaps: From Dropped Pizzas to Tampered Food

Unprofessional Food Handling

• 🍕 A DoorDash driver in 2021 dropped a pizza and then placed it back in the box with bare hands.
• 🤢 In 2025, another DoorDash driver was filmed licking their fingers and stomping on a sauce stain on a porch before delivering food.
• 🥤 A 2019 Jimmy John's driver was observed putting his mouth on the lid of a soda before delivery.

Theft and Package Pilfering

• 📦 In one incident, a DoorDash driver appeared to be dropping off a delivery but instead stole a package containing a new cell phone.
• 🛍️ Another driver was reported to have taken a package intended for a dog owner while posing as a food delivery person.

Disputes and Altercations

• 💰 A 2025 incident involved a DoorDash driver demanding a tip the day after delivery, leading to a scuffle where the driver allegedly reached for a gun.
• ⚠️ The driver involved in the tip dispute was later charged with provoking assault.

Food Tampering Allegations

• 💨 In 2025, a customer reported that a DoorDash driver sprayed pepper spray on their food bag after delivery, though the driver claimed she was spraying a spider.
• 🤢 The customer's wife became sick after eating the food, leading to an investigation and the driver's arrest for consumer product tampering and battery.

Company Responses

• 💬 DoorDash stated that over 99.99% of deliveries occur without safety incidents and that they have zero tolerance for theft.
• 🛠️ In response to specific incidents, DoorDash has issued refunds, provided credits, and stated they are taking the matters very seriously.