GoFundMe raises nearly $30K for Indiana pizza delivery driver who was tipped $2 after walking half a mile through deep snow

A feel-good story has come out of Indiana, where a local police officer has raised money on GoFundMe for a pizza delivery driver.

Lieutenant Richard Craig, also known as OfficerCraig on TikTok and YouTube, posted a GoFundMe campaign to raise at least $500. A couple of days after he posted his campaign, the donations had accumulated nearly $30K, with many donors lauding the officer for his efforts.

For those unaware, Officer Richard Craig was raising money to award a local pizza delivery person. The delivery was under-tipped despite working through frigid weather in Indiana. Craig, who filmed the delivery guy, posted the clip on TikTok and later started a campaign to raise a generous tip for him.

Read on to learn more about how the Indiana-based police officer met the pizza delivery driver and raised money to tip him.

Officer Craig met the Indiana pizza delivery guy amidst the freezing weather

On Friday, January 17, Richard Craig, a police officer from Indiana's town of Avon, was at a school bus crash site during a snowstorm. Amidst snowfall and freezing temperatures, Craig encountered a young man delivering pizza on foot in an “affluent neighborhood.” The delivery person had parked his car half a mile behind due to the closed roads and finished the job by walking.

Officer Craig, who captured the delivery guy, also revealed that he had received a tip of $2 on a $40 order. The police officer later shared their interaction clip on his TikTok, which displays an out-of-breath delivery person walking through a snow-clad pathway. The delivery guy works for Brownsburg’s Rockstar Pizza, as mentioned in the clip and caption,

“$2 TIP SHOULD BE A CRIME! Whoever did this: #SHAMEFUL ROCKSTAR PIZZA HAS A ROCKSTAR DRIVER.”

Lieutenant Richard Craig explained the complete story in the TikTok video's caption and also revealed that he gave the driver an additional $15 as a tip.

He concluded,

"HE DESERVED MUCH MORE. Not sure who this guy is, BUT IF YOU DO, PLZ TAG HIM, SHOW HIM SOME ❤️❤️❤️ AND GIVE HIM THE RECOGNITION HE DESERVES!"

Officer launched a GoFundMe campaign for the delivery driver

After the video went viral and people displayed their desire to tip the delivery guy, Officer Craig launched a campaign on GoFundMe. He posted the fundraiser and penned,

"I witnessed firsthand, the work ethic, dedication, and determination by this young man while I was on the scene of a crash, during Fridays’s snowstorm here in Indiana. He received just a $2 tip - from a home in a very affluent neighborhood.”

He explained the backstory and encouraged everyone to donate to the hardworking pizza delivery person. After the fundraiser went live, people showered their support and raised $29,042 with over 1.4K donations within a few days.