More Americans are becoming part-time delivery drivers to make ends meet.
Usually, it is an uneventful second job.
But a Florida delivery driver wound up a hero after he went through this hell.
Florida DoorDash driver becomes a hero after one phone call
The soaring cost of living in the Biden-Harris economy has seen more Americans look to gig economy jobs like DoorDash to make extra money.
Florida DoorDasher Billy LeBlanc was making a late-night delivery when he became a hero after a split-second decision.
LeBlanc noticed that 34-year-old John Powell was lying on the ground in the middle of an intersection in West Melbourne, Florida.
The DoorDash driver got out of his car to discover that Powell had been injured in a motorcycle accident and left injured on the dark road.
LeBlanc called 911 not knowing if he was too late to make a difference.
“I told the 911 dispatcher he was dead, I thought he was dead,” LeBlanc told FOX 35. “I wouldn’t wish it on anybody, but I’m glad I was there and was able to help him.”
“I made an attempt to get a pulse on his wrist,” LeBlanc explained. “I didn’t feel anything. At that point, I figured I would just try to roll him over and give him CPR and give him the best chance he could have.”
Motorcycle rider left for dead on a Florida road
Police found surveillance footage that revealed 24-year-old Rebekah Tate trying to remove Powell’s motorcycle from under her car.
She tried to drive away from the scene of the accident with the motorcycle still attached to the front of her car.
Tate was seen calling for help and was eventually picked up at the scene.
“I’m glad they caught her,” LeBlanc said. “That’s the main thing they got her.”
The police arrested Tate for tampering with evidence and fleeing the scene of an accident.
One of Powell’s friends, Leah Lindstrand, told Fox 35, “She left him there to die, like how could you?”
Powell is recovering but still has a long way to go to get back to 100%.
“Essentially, both of his legs don’t work,” Lindstrand said. “He’s got one big fracture on the left leg, another on the right leg. I know he’s got rib fractures. It broke my heart to see him like that. He’s doing better, so that’s good.”
LeBlanc was glad to hear that Powell had been taken out of the intensive care unit.
“I’m glad he’s alive. I’m glad he’s a strong guy, obviously, because she hit him hard,” LeBlanc said.
The DoorDash driver found Powell at 2:30 am during his delivery run.
There was no telling when someone else would have shown up if he had not been there.
“I was glad I was in the right spot at the right time to help him out,” Leblanc said. “It feels good to know he survived because when I got there, it looked like he was not going to make it.”
A random DoorDash delivery could have saved the life of John Powell.
DeSantis Daily will keep you up-to-date on any developments to this ongoing story.
