In a video shared exclusively with Eyewitness News, you can see a DoorDash driver who was about to make a delivery get hit by a grey sedan being chased by Houston Police.
DoorDash driver completes food delivery after being struck by fleeing suspect, video shows
"I was on the phone with my husband, and I just hear somebody crash," Lily Portillo, whose cameras captured the incredible video, said. "So I'm like, wait a minute, I heard something from police. When he came out from my door, I think it was HPD parked on my mulch, like what happened here!"
After hitting the woman, the suspect, identified by police as Torrance Whitaker, runs away and tries to hide in the backyard of several Greenspoint area homes.
"Somebody climbing that fence, coming through my yard and trying to come out," said neighbor Steve Jones, whose own cameras captured Whitaker jumping his back fence, followed shortly by Houston Police and K-9.
"He went through two more yards, and came out two more houses down the front yard bushes, and the dog brought him out. And I thought it was Live PD!"
A police K-9 eventually grabs Whitaker, and he is arrested, video shows.
Meanwhile, the DoorDash delivery driver is seen taking a moment to recover, then carrying the food to the doorstep of the house where she parked.
"It's amazing how the girl just delivered the food. I asked her if she was okay, and she said she was okay," said Portillo. "She needs a big tip. I really hope somebody finds her and hope she's okay."
Court documents show Whitaker, 34, was wanted for burglary and was fleeing from police after an attempted traffic stop in the 13000 block of Northborough Drive.
According to court documents, Whitaker was charged with aggravated assault in connection with the collision with the delivery driver.
Eyewitness News spoke with the driver, who did not want to be identified, who said she's in a lot of pain, but thankfully has no broken bones. She confirmed she was working as a DoorDash driver at the time of the incident and said she is looking into filing a claim against Whitaker's car insurer.