- March 2, 2026
4:50 p.m. — 300 block of South Halifax Drive, Ormond Beach
DUI. A 38-year-old Ormond Beach man, whom police suspect was driving while drunk, caused a crash involving multiple vehicles.
Police report that a witness said she walked out of her house to see a black and gray car speeding past her on the sidewalk, going at least double the speed limit. She then heard a loud bang and saw "smoke fly everywhere" before she hurried to the scene.
Another witness told police that she was driving northbound on South Halifax Drive when her car was slammed from behind. The drunk driver then collided with another car before coming to a stop.
The driver was found unconscious in the driver's seat at the time of the crash. When he awoke, he refused to answer any questions or provide samples of his breath, blood or urine. He was taken to the hospital for medical clearance before he was sent to jail.
Police report the man was out on probation; he was arrested in 2024 on battery by strangulation charges.
8:43 p.m. — 100 block of South Nova Road, Ormond Beach
Misuse of 911 system. Police arrested a 49-year-old Washington man after he called 911 to report that an officer who was questioning him about an expired tag was "wasting his time."
According to an arrest report, the officer had been dispatched to a local fast food restaurant after the man said his cardboard was taken by another man at the scene. The man told the officer he had "made the sign for some ladies."
The officer walked up to the man holding the sign, who claimed it was his. The officer obtained their IDs and started to run them, during which she discovered the man's tag for his trailer was expired. The man said the new tag was back home.
When the officer returned to her patrol car, she saw the man talking to someone on the phone. He then drove away to another area of the parking lot. The officer followed him, instructing him to stop as he jogged to the restaurant. He was detained and told the officer he was afraid he was going to get a ticket for his tag, which is why he called 911.
Instead of a ticket, he was taken to jail.
