Overview
- The driver was identified as 47-year-old William Murphy III of Palm Coast.
- Murphy told deputies he drove in reverse due to a mechanical issue, which officials said was not evident once the car was stopped.
- Deputies tracked the vehicle to a Panda Express lot, then stopped it near SR 100 and Airport Road after it resumed forward travel.
- He was arrested on a habitual driving-with-suspended-or-revoked-license charge, with authorities citing roughly 10 prior convictions for the same offense.
- Murphy was booked into the Sheriff Perry Hall Inmate Detention Facility and released on a $1,000 bond, and the investigation remains active.