Pizza delivery driver's genius quick thinking brings a high speed police chase to an end
Topics: Crime, True crime, US News, Food and Drink, Police
Poppy Bilderbeck
Featured Image Credit: 6abc Philadelphia
Topics: Crime, True crime, US News, Food and Drink, Police
People are flocking to social media to commend a pizza delivery driver who helped catch a suspect involved in a high-speed police chase.
You may think the role of a pizza delivery driver gets monotonous, but Sunday (16 April) proved to be anything but dull for Tyler Morell.
The Cocco's Pizza delivery driver was out delivering food when the customer noticed a high-speed police chase heading in their direction.
All we can say is, not all heroes wear capes. Catch a slice of the action here (yes, we know that was cheesy):
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The footage was uploaded to social media by Cocco's Pizza Aston, Pennsylvania, and captures the action from the customer's front doorbell camera.
The caption reads: "Sorry for the inappropriate language, but we thought it was warranted.
"Special shoutout to our delivery driver Tyler, who assisted the Brookhaven police today, and STILL delivered the food unharmed!!"
Morell told 6 ABC Philadelphia the car must have been doing 75mph before it 'beached on the side of this person's lawn and almost took out a couple of cars'.
After the suspect fled the vehicle - with police delayed slightly behind - Morell explained: "I started walking towards the road, but I couldn't do anything with my hands because I'm holding the pizza, so I just stuck my leg out.
"I am so sick of seeing crime go on, especially half a mile down the road. So if they needed a hand or a foot, I was there."
Pizza? Delivered. Criminal? Caught. All apparently in a day's work for Morell. And customer satisfaction? The pizza buyer heard in the video named Danielle Yeager reviewed the driver: "10 out of 10 delivery."
It sounds like Morell definitely needs a raise - it's the yeast they can do. And viewers of the footage certainly agree.
One Facebook user wrote: "Tyler well done man.... Pizza and perp delivered in 30 minutes or its on us... What a great video..... What a great job.... Delco pride on this one. Give that guy a raise and put him in for an award."
"This is amazing!! Lol so casually saved the day lol. They need to name a pizza the Tyler special. Something with a little kick to it," another suggested.
A final resolved: "Way to save the day!! That takes delivery to a whole new level, WOW!!"
Indeed, police have noted without the pizza delivery driver's quick-thinking, they may not have caught the suspect.
Brookhaven Chief of Police Michael Vice said: "He gave us the help we needed, by tripping him it gave us the time to catch up with the gentleman.
"In this case, this guy ultimately saved the day."
Two suspects have since been arrested in relation to a stolen Kia from Upper Darby, however their identities have not been released to the public - the suspect Morell helped apprehend reported as being a juvenile.
Another two bite the crust.