75-Year-Old Man Hospitalized After DoorDash Driver’s Punch

A 75-year-old veteran who is a Michigan resident, was allegedly punched by a DoorDash driver. The veteran is currently in the hospital in a coma.

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DoorDash is an on-demand delivery platform that connects customers with local restaurants, grocery stores, and retailers for pickup or delivery. The company has an app customers download to place orders at local businesses to be delivered or picked up.

DoorDash has independent contractors called "Dashers" who earn money by delivering orders placed through the DoorDash app or website. The company serves as a local commerce hub, allowing businesses to reach more customers and offering consumers the convenience of ordering meals, groceries, alcohol, and more.

Most Dashers use vehicles, but many in cities use a bicycle or an E-bike to make deliveries.

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Dashers arrive at the building I work at all the time, and almost every one of them is a good person. However, like any company, sometimes a bad apple gets hired.

DoorDash Driver Accused Of Punching 75-Year-Old Man

According to WXYZ, a veteran by the name of Lloyd Poole who is a resident of Wixom, Michigan, asked a DoorDash driver to slow down in his neighborhood. The Dasher, 40-year-old Ryan Turner, got out of his car and punched Poole in the head leaving him in the street, and then Turner drove away.

Poole has been hospitalized where he received brain surgery and is currently in a coma.

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40-year-old Turner was arrested and admitted to hitting Poole in the head, and leaving the scene. Court records show that Turner was previously charged with assault and battery along with multiple driving offenses, including driving with a suspended or invalid license. At this time, he is looking at one year in prison, but if Poole dies, he may be looking at more than a year.

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