A DoorDash delivery driver is facing allegations of contaminating a customer’s food order with pepper spray, resulting in the customer choking during her meal.

On Sunday, 42-year-old Mark Cardin and his wife decided to order from Arby’s, expecting a peaceful dinner. However, the evening took a distressing turn.

“My wife started eating, and suddenly she began choking and gasping,” Cardin recounted in an interview with 14 News. “After just a few bites, she ended up vomiting.”

Alarmed, Cardin searched for an explanation and was shocked to find that the delivery bag seemed to have been tampered with.

“I inspected the bag and noticed an unusual spray or residue,” he said, clearly upset by the discovery.

Furious, Cardin went to investigate. 

As he checked footage from their doorbell camera, he watched in disgust as the purple-haired woman delivering their food appeared to spray something onto the food bag.

‘I pulled up my doorbell camera and seen that the lady who dropped the food off had actually tampered with it on purpose for some reason,’ he continued. ‘It’s horrific.’

The woman delivering the food was seen taking a photo of the food delivery on their doorstep before allegedly spraying the unknown substance

Mark Cardin, 42, and his wife were horrified to watch the footage back and see the woman appearing to spray an unknown liquid, believed to be pepper spray, on the top of the bag

The panicked husband said that they assume the substance was pepper-spray, but worry that it could have been ‘rat poison, it could’ve been fentanyl. I mean my wife could’ve been dead’

In the footage, the delivery woman is seen taking a photo of the couple’s order once placed on the doorstep.

Food delivery services sometimes require photographic evidence of a delivery as it is completed to the verify the order is at the correct address and in the correct condition. 

The clip then shows the woman allegedly squirting a liquid onto the bag from something she is carrying in her right hand. 

‘We assume it’s pepper spray, that’s more than likely what it is, but now in this day and age it could’ve been anything,’ the troubled husband explained. 

‘It could’ve been rat poison, it could’ve been fentanyl. I mean, my wife could’ve been dead.’

Cardin told the outlet that he immediately contacted DoorDash, who gave him a refund, before contacting the police. 

Yet, the outraged couple are troubled that the food delivery service didn’t appear to be investigating into the incident much further. 

‘I definitely want to see her prosecuted,’ Cardin added.

Currently, no charges have been brought but the Vanderburgh County Sheriff’s Office told the outlet that an investigation has been launched. 

Cardin, now wondering if he will ever order food again, said he is using the horrific experience as a lesson and is urging others to stay vigilant and get a doorbell camera

Food delivery services sometimes require photographic evidence of a delivery as it is completed to the verify the order is at the correct address and in the correct condition

Cardin told the outlet that he immediately contacted DoorDash, who gave him a refund

Consumer product tampering can be charged as a Level 6 Felony, if it resulted in harm then it becomes a Level 5 Felony charge. 

Cardin told the outlet that he had no idea who the delivery driver was, but they did tip her. 

‘We live in a terrible world right now,’ Cardin continued. ‘Horrific. People are mean for no reason. There was no reason to do what she done.’

Cardin, now wondering if he will ever order food again, said he is using the experience as a lesson and is urging others to stay vigilant. 

‘I would say to anybody, if you order food on any kind of delivery service, make you you have a doorbell [camera],’ he warned. 

‘This is making me second guess ever ordering food from anywhere ever again.’ 

The Daily Mail has reached out to the sheriff’s office, Cardin, Arby’s and DoorDash for comment.