DoorDash driver Sophia Furtado didn’t just drop off a pizza to a customer. In a moment of crisis, she also delivered help to save the woman’s life.
Furtado took action to save her customer from a dire fall after she found Caryn Herbert Sullivan bleeding and unconscious in front of her Massachusetts home in early 2022, according to the Fairhaven Police Department.
Now, the New Bedford DoorDasher has been formally recognized for saving a life — and invited to train to become an emergency medical technician.
“Any first responder can tell you, what Sophia did that night was not something anyone would just do,” the police department said in a statement. “Those that have worked long enough in this field have seen people walk away, run away, drive away, pull out their phone, or simply just watch. Sophia sprung into action. … She saved a life.”
Furtado, 26, was dropping off a pizza at Sullivan’s home in February, according to TODAY. It was one of her last orders of the night.
Sullivan’s husband fell asleep while they waited for the pizza, WJAR reported, so she went outside to meet the driver.
That’s when it happened, Sullivan told WJAR.
“While I was standing there, my knee let go and my arm let go. I don’t really remember too much. I remember falling and seeing a lot of white in my face,” Sullivan said.
Furtado approached with the DoorDash order and noticed Sullivan on the ground. The woman was bleeding from her head and unresponsive, according to police.
“I immediately freaked out, so I go into the house and go get her husband. I said, ‘Your wife is at the bottom of the steps and bleeding really badly!’” Furtado told WJAR.
Issuing life-saving medical care is far from a DoorDasher’s job description, but Furtado had some training as an EMT.
As Furtado and Sullivan’s husband contacted 911, Furtado asked for towels and blankets and used a pillow to apply gentle pressure onto Sullivan’s head, where she was still bleeding, according to…
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