>> DOOR DASH ING DAYS AND DRUNK. THAT IS WHAT CAPE CORAL POLICE SAY. THIS MAN IN THE VIDEO WAS DOING WHEN THEY PULLED HIM OVER ON CAPE CORAL PARKWAY LAST NIGHT. GULF COAST NEWS REPORTER KENDALL BRAND IS IN THE CAPE TONIGHT WITH WHAT THE OFFICERS DID NEXT. ONCE THEY ARRESTED THE DRIVER. >> POLICE SAY THE MAIN GOAL WAS TO KEEP DRIVERS AT THIS CAPE CORAL INTERSECTION SAFE. BUT AFTER DISCOVERING FOOD INSIDE THE DOOR, DASH DRIVERS CAR POLICE MADE SURE THAT ONE NEIGHBOR DIDN’T GO HAVING OFFICERS STOPPED BY. I’M SURE THE PEOPLE WERE NOT EXPECTING TO HAVE AN OFFICER SHOW UP AT THEIR DOOR. >> BUT IN THIS CASE, HOPEFULLY THEY WERE HAPPY THAT THEY WERE THEIR 25 YEAR-OLD LUIS U.S. TRIO WAS SUPPOSED TO DELIVER SOMEONE’S DINNER. >> BUT INSTEAD, KATE POLICE FOUND HIM SLUMPED OVER THE WHEEL OF HIS TOYOTA LAST NIGHT AND SKYLINE BOULEVARD IN CAPE CORAL PARKWAY. OFFICERS FOUND BEER IN THE CAR. A BAG OF FOOD AND HE WAS NEARLY TWICE THE LEGAL LIMIT. AN OFFICER MADE SURE THE HUNGRY CUSTOMER GOT THE ORDER. WE WERE LUCKY TO HAVE OFFICERS THAT HAD A LITTLE BIT OF EXTRA TIME ON THEIR HANDS. THEY’RE WILLING TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND. OBVIOUSLY WOULDN’T WANT ANYBODY TO. >> GO HUNGRY, MISSED OUT ON THEIR DOOR DASH. WE ALWAYS STRIVE FOR A HIGH LEVEL OF SERVICE. AND I THINK IN THIS CASE WE WERE ABLE TO DELIVER ON THAT. SHARIA IS CHARGED WI
Cape Coral police deliver suspected drunk DoorDash driver’s order
Updated: 8:07 PM EST Nov 21, 2025
Cape Coral police officers arrested a DoorDash driver for DUI and ensured the customer’s meal was delivered after finding the driver slumped over the wheel at a local intersection. Luis Alania Estrella, 25, was supposed to deliver someone’s dinner but was found Thursday after 8 p.m. at Skyline Boulevard and Cape Coral Parkway with an open beer in his car. Police said he was nearly twice the legal limit and was expressing concern over the late delivery order. Officers made sure the hungry customer received their order.”Having that officer stop by, I’m sure the people were not expecting to have an officer show up at their door, but in this case, hopefully they were happy that they were there,” Officer Mercedes Simonds said. Estrella is charged with DUI and driving with a suspended license.DOWNLOAD the free Gulf Coast News app for your latest news and alerts on breaking news, weather, sports, entertainment, and more on your phone or tablet. And check out the Very Local Gulf Coast app to stream news, entertainment and original programming on your TV.
CAPE CORAL, Fla. —
Cape Coral police officers arrested a DoorDash driver for DUI and ensured the customer’s meal was delivered after finding the driver slumped over the wheel at a local intersection.
Luis Alania Estrella, 25, was supposed to deliver someone’s dinner but was found Thursday after 8 p.m. at Skyline Boulevard and Cape Coral Parkway with an open beer in his car.
Police said he was nearly twice the legal limit and was expressing concern over the late delivery order. Officers made sure the hungry customer received their order.
“Having that officer stop by, I’m sure the people were not expecting to have an officer show up at their door, but in this case, hopefully they were happy that they were there,” Officer Mercedes Simonds said.
Estrella is charged with DUI and driving with a suspended license.
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