DoorDash driver in ‘World’s Greatest Dad’ shirt punches worker over mask, WA cops say

A DoorDash delivery driver walked into a Washington restaurant to pick up an order without wearing a mask on Tuesday, the Pullman Police Department said on Twitter.

The manager of O-Ramen, a restaurant in downtown Pullman, told the driver he needed to wear a mask to pick up the food, Pullman Radio News reported. The driver tried to grab the order off the counter and leave, according to the radio station.

When the manager took the food back, the driver punched the manager and left the restaurant, the station reported. Pullman Police posted a photo of the man and his car on Twitter on Wednesday, asking the community to help identify him.

The man was wearing a “World’s Greatest Dad” shirt in the photo posted by police.

Less than two hours later, the police department posted an update that it was able to identify the driver after receiving tips from the community. O-Ramen, which shared a post about the incident on Facebook, commented that Pullman police were trying to contact the man.

“We take the safety of our community extremely seriously and do not tolerate any form of violent or inappropriate behavior,” a spokesperson with DoorDash told McClatchy News in an email. “Since learning of this incident, we have permanently deactivated the Dasher from our platform and have reached out to the merchant. We have also been in touch with local law enforcement to cooperate in any ongoing investigation.”

The Pullman Police Department announced on Wednesday that people who violate the statewide mask mandate can be charged with a misdemeanor. That could mean a fine of up to $5,000 and/or a year in jail, the police said in a news release.

Washington state has more than 68,000 confirmed cased of coronavirus and over 1,800 deaths as of Wednesday, Aug. 19, according to Johns Hopkins University.

This story was originally published August 19, 2020 at 2:13 PM.