Horrific moment Florida Instacart driver mauled by bloodthirsty German shepherd while delivering packages, leaves her with huge medical bills
- Mother-of-three viciously mauled by German shepherd while completing an Instacart delivery
- Diana Riveros was left with more than 30 stitches and says she can’t sleep after the traumatic attack
- Riveros will not be able to return to work to make money for weeks
A female delivery driver from Florida was viciously attacked by a vicious German Shepherd when she dropped food at a customer’s front door.
Diana Riveros, a mother-of-three from South Florida was making an Instacart delivery in Cooper City on Oct. 6 when she faced a surprise attack.
The attack came from a large German shepherd that pushed its owner out of the way when it escaped from the house and attacked Riveros in a shocking ambush that was caught on camera.
The violent dog scarred Riveros and left her with more than 30 stitches on her arm, hand, foot and leg.
Riveros told NBC6 she can’t sleep after the attack because she wakes up in fear of the dog that attacked her.
Diana Riveros, a mother-of-three from South Florida was making an Instacart delivery in Cooper City on Oct. 6 when she faced a surprise attack
The attack came from a large German shepherd that pushed its owner out of the way when it escaped from the house and attacked Riveros in a shocking ambush that was caught on camera.
The violent dog left Riveros with scars and 30 stitches on her arm, hand, foot and leg
The disturbing video showed the dog lunging at the innocent Instacart employee, pushing her to the ground as the owner tried to control the dog by throwing herself on top of it.
Riveros returned to her car where she called the police with bloodied and shaking hands as she screamed ‘help me’ into the phone.
She was rushed to the hospital for surgery where she was given more than 30 stitches for the injuries.
The Instacart employee won’t be able to return to work for several weeks, leaving her without an income and unable to make money before an unrelated life-or-death surgery.
Riveros said: ‘Lock up your dogs because we are the ones who are going to be affected, you never know how a dog is going to react with certain people.’
Instacart is an American delivery company based in San Francisco that operates a grocery delivery and pickup service through a website or app.
The Instacart employee won’t be able to return to work for several weeks, leaving her without an income and unable to make money before an unrelated life-or-death surgery
Harrowing video shows the dog lunging at the innocent Instacart employee, pushing her to the ground as the owner tries to control the dog by throwing herself on top of it
“Our teams reached out to Ms. Riveros to provide a number of support services and ensure her well-being and safety following this incident,” a statement from Instacart read in part. “We also provided details about our Buyer Injury Protection offering, which is insurance designed to protect buyers,” the company told NBC6 in a statement.
This is not the first time that one of the company’s employees has been caught up in their client’s dangerous drama.
In 2022, an Instacart worker shared how she likely saved a customer’s life by alerting them to a potentially deadly propane gas leak in his home.
Jessica Higgs, who delivers groceries for the delivery service, broke down in tears in her viral video as she opened up about how she followed her gut and went against company policy to help the man.