- May 2, 2024
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2:52 p.m. — First block of Riverside Drive, Ormond Beach
Reckless driving. Police were dispatched to the scene of a hit and run after a man doing "donuts" in the parking lot of a historic structure crashed into a light pole.
According to a police report, security footage showed the vehicle entering the grass parking lot before performing "donuts" in multiple directions. It was during one of the turns that he lost control and hit the light pole, which was not damaged.
The man, later identified by his license plate as a 29-year-old Ormond Beach man, continued his actions until he almost hit a fence, at which point he drove off.
When police attempted to locate him, they found his mother's fiancé instead, who told officers the man dropped off his vehicle at a repair shop after allegedly running into coquina rock.
Police were eventually able to locate the man, who told them his actions were "due to lust for a girl," according to the report.
He was taken to jail.
2:10 p.m. — 1000 block of Mason Avenue, Daytona Beach
Assist agency. A 41-year-old Daytona Beach man was transported to the local police department to receive a breath test by a neighboring agency after being arrested for drunk driving.
According to a police report, the man "had extreme difficulty standing unassisted," and when trying to get him inside from the officer's patrol vehicle, the man tried to lay back down in the back of the patrol car with his shorts around his ankles. Eventually, police were able to bring him into the station.
During the observation phase prior to the breath test, the man praised and thanked officers, saying they were "treating [him] like a princess," according to the report. He admitted to driving drunk, but was never hostile or aggressive toward the officers. Instead, he offered to take care of them if they swung by his workplace.
Following the breath test, which corroborated the man's drunken state, the man was transported to the arresting officer's police department.
