A Texas DoorDash driver who completed her food delivery after being hit by a car is speaking out.
Miracle Herron was determined to complete her food delivery after she was hit by a car driven by robbery suspect, Torrance Whitaker, last week.
Herron, 23, told ABC13 Houston that she heard the police chase but she didn’t think the car was coming her way.
“I backed up towards my car to give them room to get … by, and by the time I realized, like ‘okay this car is finna hit me,’ it was literally right there,” Herron said.
The high-speed police chase ended in the neighborhood where Herron had parked her car outside a customer’s house.
She was struck by the robbery suspect’s car and knocked to the ground. The impact sent the customer’s food flying.
Whitaker abandoned the vehicle and fled on foot with the police on his heels. Herron nonchalantly picked up her customer’s bag of food off the ground and completed the delivery.
“I was just trying to make sure that person got their food. I didn’t want them to think I stole it. I was just trying to get my bills paid,” Herron told ABC13.
“I do feel like it was a miracle that I made it out of that situation alive and that I didn’t have any broken bones or anything,” she told ABC13.
Whitaker was apprehended by police and a K9 unit in the same neighborhood. He faces multiple charges.
Herron said she’s experiencing pain in her back, neck, leg and spine following the accident.
“This was a frightening situation, and we’re so relieved this Dasher is safe and recovering,” a DoorDash spokesperson told PEOPLE in an emailed statement on Tuesday, July 14. “Her strength through this has been remarkable, and we’ve been in contact since the incident to check in and ensure she has the support she needs. We’re grateful law enforcement acted quickly to apprehend the suspect.”
DoorDash drivers receive occupational accident insurance, according to PEOPLE.
Herron told the media outlet she’s scared to give up driving for DoorDash because she needs the money to feed her four-year-old daughter.
She told ABC13 she works at a call center and delivers DoorDash to supplement her income. “I’m scared for what’s gonna happen next because it did leave me in a traumatized state,” she said.