An 18-year-old driver was arrested following a pursuit involving multiple Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) troopers and a collision with a law enforcement vehicle on Wednesday, December 31. The incident unfolded in Palm Coast, Florida.
Around 5:00 p.m., an FHP trooper traveling northbound on Interstate 95 near mile marker 290 attempted to stop a vehicle linked to a BOLO (Be on the Lookout) alert. The driver, later identified as Dominic Joseph Guerrisi, had reportedly made suicidal threats. The trooper lost visual contact with the vehicle and ended the initial pursuit.
Shortly after, dispatch regained contact with Guerrisi’s vehicle, advising troopers he was exiting onto US 1 southbound. A trooper stationed at County Road 204 and US 1 spotted the vehicle accelerating rapidly past the marked FHP unit, prompting another pursuit. Guerrisi continued weaving through traffic before entering a roundabout at US 1 and Old Kings Road and exiting onto Old Kings Road.
As the pursuit continued, a second FHP unit with an auxiliary trooper on board was positioned further down Old Kings Road with emergency lights activated. Guerrisi allegedly drove on the wrong side of the road and intentionally struck the occupied patrol vehicle.
A pursuing trooper approached Guerrisi’s vehicle and issued verbal commands for him to exit. With assistance from the Flagler County Sheriff’s Office, Guerrisi was arrested, transported to a local hospital for treatment of his injuries, and later booked into the Flagler County Jail.
Both the trooper and auxiliary trooper involved in the collision were transported to the hospital and have since been released.
