State Trooper Darryl Haywood Florida State Patrol, Florida End of Watch: October 2, 2004 Age: 49 Badge Number: Unknown Years on The Job: 4 Weapon Used: Automobile accident   State trooper Darryl Haywood from Palm Coast who only months ago rescued a driver from a burning vehicle was killed while pursuing a speeding motorcyclist just east of DeLand. Darryl Haywood, 49, a four-year veteran of the Florida Highway Patrol, was killed after his patrol car skidded off Interstate 4 and crashed into a wooded area about five miles east of State Road. FHP was alerted to be on the lookout for a Porsche and a motorcycle racing in the eastbound lane of the interstate at about 1:45 p.m. Saturday. Haywood spotted the two vehicles, but both drivers pulled away at a high rate of speed. The Porsche escaped, but Haywood -- driving one of FHP's fastest cars -- continued to try to stop the motorcyclist. The motorcyclist sped away as Haywood skidded off the road. A trooper in St. Johns County eventually pulled the motorcycle over. The motorcyclist Donald Williams, 38, of Seffner was arrested and taken to a St. Johns County jail. He was charged with felony aggravated fleeing and eluding and may be charged for the death of Haywood. A blue Audi was clipped by the trooper's Camaro as he veered off the road and the Audi came to rest several feet away from the squad car. The driver, 24-year-old Thomas Ezanchik of Daytona Beach, suffered minor injuries and was taken to Halifax Medical Center for medical complications, FHP spokeswoman Kim Miller said. There were no witnesses at the scene. The patrol car was in two pieces, one wrapped around a tree near the edge of the highway and the other several feet away in a soggy portion of the woods. Haywood joined the Florida Highway Patrol in March 2000. He was previously an officer with the New York Police Department for 20 years. Trooper Haywood is survived by a wife Linda Sharpe Haywood, two children and a grandchild. A memorial for Florida Highway Patrol Trooper Darryl Haywood is on Interstate 4, about five miles east of State Road 44, where he died Saturday while attempting to overtake a speeding motorcyclist. A public memorial service will be today at the Ocean Center.   Agency Information Florida Highway Patrol Neil Kirkman Building 2900 Apalachee Parkway Tallahassee, FL 32399 Phone: 407.737.2300. Submit a Condolences Subscribe to Officer Down E-Mail Alerts Walk tall, walk tall and protect us from above with honor and dignity. May you lead the charge for citizens right in heaven as you did here on earth Darrell Thompson Privet Security Officer St. Clair Co. MI, Community College Campus Patrol #14 darrell@policespecial.com www.sc4.edu Rest in peace, and may God allow him to keep watch over us on earth while he patrols his beat in heaven. Our prayers go out to the Officer and his Department and family. May they all find peace in their hearts soon. From all the Staff at Police Special Inc.