'The Hardest Working Man Ever': Heartbreaking Video Shows Injured Food Delivery Cyclist Using WALKER to Stumble into DC Restaurants to Pick Up Orders: Now Evicted from Home After Hit by Car
What must be the capital's hardest working delivery driver has been caught on camera hobbling from one order to another with a walker.
Kevin Ross44, was caught on camera by a fellow delivery cyclist, Joshua Taylor Cavallero, who posted a video of him to his own Instagram account.
Cavallero himself has amassed a whopping one million followers as he posts videos showing him delivering food orders in Washington DC to residents and workers.
But it was when he posted his interaction with the hard-working Ross, who had been hit by a car just a few months earlier, that really touched the hearts.
The capital's most dedicated delivery driver, Kevin Ross, 44, has been captured on video cycling through the streets with a walker strapped to his bike to collect food orders
Ross was filmed by fellow delivery cyclist Joshua Taylor Cavallero, who shares his own delivery experiences in Washington DC with his one million followers @BikingDC
Cavallero was walking out of an Indian restaurant when he happened to see Ross – along with a broken foot, holding a walker as he locked his bike. Ross was on his way in to pick up a food order when he struck up a conversation.
'Are you cycling with a broken foot?' Cavallero asked.
“Yes,” Ross replied.
“And you carry this with you too?” He said pointing to the walker. 'On that bike?! “Bro, what are you doing? Are you serious?'
“I got bills to pay, bruh,” Ross explained.
Cavallero's generosity is evident when he offered to send Ross a tip.
“I appreciate you, brother. You're grinding here, man. You really get it done,” Cavallero said.
In Cavallero's video, Ross, who had previously been hit by a car, was captured using a walker due to a broken foot while making his deliveries
During an interaction at an Indian restaurant, Cavallero expresses his admiration for Ross
Cavallero then decides he wants to tip Ross and asks for his Cash App information
Ross had broken his foot after being hit by a car in September, which left him in hospital for two weeks, but once he was released it didn't stop him going straight back to work.
Desperate for money, he tried to donate blood plasma but was rejected after his injury.
Ross had no choice but to simply return to the streets and deliver for Grubhub and UberEats.
Doctors' orders prohibited him from putting any weight on his injured foot, so he decided to use a walker when he wasn't pedaling – which he had to strap to the front of his bike.
His work ethic impressed Cavallero, who praised Ross. That one video alone has generated over 5 million combined views on Instagram and YouTube.
Cavallero shared Ross' work ethic and determination when he started collecting food orders
Ross is under doctor's orders not to put any weight on his left foot, so he has to take it easy
“This man is the definition of never giving up… I couldn't believe he did this. But when he said he had to pay bills, it really hit me hard. I couldn't imagine cycling with such a broken foot,” Cavallero wrote under his username BikingDC.
“I love how humble this man was. He talked about it like it wasn't a problem either.'
After the couple's meeting in which Cavallero had encouraged his viewers to donate to Ross, he discovered that $2,400 had been donated through Cash App.
Ross said he was not aware that Cavallero had shared his Cash App information publicly.
Along with the money came encouraging messages.
'Most of the responses were people showing me love. I really appreciate people's kindness. Not just the money. I've gone through all the comments and they're almost all positive,” Ross told the BBC WashingtonPost.
It's a tricky affair as Ross has to carefully balance his walker on the bike as he rides it and carry the food order on his back
When the pair met for the second time, Ross wanted to treat Cavallero
Ross explained how he received $2,400 in donations thanks to Cavallero's video, which gave him a much-needed boost to his finances
Ross now seems to have a new bike on which he can balance the walker without too much trouble
A few weeks earlier, Ross had to hold the walker in one hand while driving with the other
When the pair met for the second time, Ross insisted on treating Cavallero to a meal.
“I appreciate what you did, man. I need to treat my husband to a meal,” Ross said.
In the video, the pair were chatting again.
While sitting at the table, the couple discussed how Ross was doing and how the unexpected donations had helped him.
“I checked the cash app and wondered how long this has been there. I couldn't get away, but I was behind on the bills. So when that money came in, I was able to pay it all off.”
Cavallero posted a follow-up video to his Instagram: “We donated money to the right man… he has been nothing but humble and extremely grateful for what you have done for him.
'I would like to thank you all so much for your donation. I'm so grateful to be able to use this platform to support the community. I can't thank you enough.'
If you would like to donate to Kevin Ross, his Cash App is: $KevinLross21