Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Darryl Haywood was killed when his patrol car crashed during a pursuit.
He was pursuing a motorcycle on I-4, just east of State Road 44, in Volusia County. At approximately 1:45 pm Trooper Haywood was alerted to be on the lookout for a Porsche and a motorcycle racing at speeds of over 150 miles per hour in the eastbound lane of I-4. Trooper Haywood spotted the two vehicles, but both drivers pulled away at a high rate of speed. The Porsche escaped, but Trooper Haywood continued to try to stop the motorcyclist. During the pursuit, the right rear tire on Trooper Haywood's Chevrolet Camaro patrol car blew out and caused the patrol car to hit another vehicle. The patrol car then flipped several times and struck a tree on the south side of the interstate, killing the trooper.
The driver of the motorcycle was apprehended later in the day by deputies from the St. Johns County Sheriff Department. He was charged with felony aggravated fleeing and eluding. On October 18th, 2005, he was convicted of aggravated manslaughter, vehicular homicide and fleeing, eluding a law-enforcement officer, and causing a death. On December 2nd, 2005, he was sentenced to 30 years in prison.
Trooper Haywood had served with the Florida Highway Patrol for four years, and had previously served with the New York City Police Department for 20 years, where he retired at the rank of Detective. Trooper Haywood was awarded the Florida Highway Patrol's Trooper of the Month for July 2004 for his life-saving actions in pulling a motorist from a burning vehicle.
He is survived by his wife, two children, and grandchildren. His son also served with the Florida Highway Patrol and was the youngest person in state history to become a trooper.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, two children, and grandchildren.
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- July 23, 2026
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24 years. You could have gone home.
Trooper Haywood gave the Florida Highway Patrol 24 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the people of Florida. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Haywood.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Darryl Louis Haywood, Sr. is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 0.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Florida Highway Patrol, 25 of 54 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 46.3% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Darryl Louis Haywood, Sr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Darryl Louis Haywood, Sr. Compares
Offender Outcome
Sentenced to 30 years
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Darryl Louis Haywood, Sr. is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
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