VOLUSIA COUNTY, Fla. – A suspect fleeing the Florida Highway Patrol was caught after carjacking a vehicle, then crashing into oncoming traffic at State Road 44 near New Smyrna Beach, according to the Volusia County Sheriff’s Office.
According to a post on the sheriff’s office Facebook page, the suspect was already fleeing FHP on I-95 when he entered Volusia County, attempted one carjacking, then carjacked a woman while stopped at a light near Destination Daytona in Ormond Beach.
The sheriff’s office said it used Flock cameras to track the car going east on State Road 44. Deputies say as they pursued the suspect, the vehicle reached speeds of 137 mph.
Deputies say the suspect crossed into oncoming traffic near the Walmart, crashed, then bailed out and tried to run away, but he was taken into custody.
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The suspect was later identified as 41-year-old Scott Taylor of Connecticut, who now faces charges of fleeing and eluding; leaving the scene of a crash; and not having a driver’s license.
Body-camera footage of the arrest shows several law enforcement officers — including Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood — restraining the suspect as they took him into custody. That footage can be viewed at the top of this story.
Aside from Taylor, troopers said two other drivers were involved in the crash, though they remained uninjured. The roadblock in the area has since been cleared.