A 31-year-old DoorDash driver was found dead inside her car in a Port St. Lucie parking lot after failing to return home from a delivery run, and investigators say there are no signs of foul play and no suspects being sought. Kellie Decker had last been seen leaving her residence around 11:30 a.m. to begin her route before her family reported her missing.
Port St. Lucie police were called to Decker’s home after she did not return from work, according to hometownnewstc.com. Officers eventually located her white four-door Honda parked outside a McDonald’s in the 3100 block of Southwest Port St. Lucie Boulevard, where Decker was found deceased in the front passenger seat. Her last known movements, including the time she left home for her shift, were detailed by CBS12.
No Signs of Foul Play, Police Say
Investigators said surveillance video at the business confirmed there were no signs of foul play, per the report from hometownnewstc.com. Police also said there is no known threat to the public and that no suspects are being sought in connection with Decker’s death.
Details about Decker’s cause of death were not included in the same outlet’s reporting on the case. The station’s report also placed her inside the vehicle’s front passenger seat in the same stretch of Southwest Port St. Lucie Boulevard where officers eventually found her.
Investigation Remains Active
Police described the investigation as still active and ongoing, per hometownnewstc.com’s reporting. A separate account of the case, published by WPEC, similarly noted that investigators found no signs of foul play and reported no known threat to the public, while cautioning that the incident appears to be isolated per officers and that circumstances could change as the investigation unfolds.
A Familiar Pattern in Port St. Lucie
Decker’s death is not the only recent Port St. Lucie case in which someone was found unresponsive inside a vehicle. In December 2023, a 46-year-old man was found unresponsive in a sport utility vehicle parked in the driveway of a home on Northwest Placid Avenue, according to TCPalm. The earlier case was reported separately from Decker’s…