Pizza delivery guy stops high speed police chase by tripping suspect

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MIDDLETOWN TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania -- Sunday wasn't your average day at work for one pizza delivery driver in the Philadelphia area.

While out on a delivery, Tyler Morell with Cocco's Pizza in Aston helped police put a stop to a high-speed chase.

And Morell's heroic act was all caught on video.

Click here to watch the full video. (Warning: Video contains explicit language.)

"A car just came up doing like 75, he beached on the side of this person's lawn and almost took out a couple of cars," recalled Morell.

What Morell thought was going to be a normal pizza delivery ended up planting him in the middle of a police pursuit.

According to Brookhaven police, just after 3:30 p.m., officers were chasing a stolen Kia from Upper Darby.

The stolen car crashed along Preston Street in Middletown Township, and the suspect got out of the car to flee the scene.

That's when Morell lent a hand to police.

Or rather, stuck out a foot.

"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," he said.

Morell was able to stick his leg out enough to trip the suspect, causing the man to tumble to the ground, where police arrested him.

Police say because of Morell's quick thinking, they were able to make the arrest.

"He gave us the help we needed, by tripping him it gave us the time to catch up with the gentleman," said Brookhaven Police Chief Michael Vice.

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