FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. \u2013 A Flagler County man was caught driving backward last week along State Road 100, prompting an unusual encounter for law enforcement, according to the sheriff\u2019s office.<\/p>\n
In a release, deputies said that the incident happened on March 13, when several callers reported seeing a silver sedan driving in reverse in the highway\u2019s eastbound lanes.<\/p>\n
Deputies added that they tracked the car to a Panda Express parking lot, and it was pulled over near Airport Road after it \u201cspun right round.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThe driver, William Murphy III, 47, of Palm Coast, said the car had a mechanical issue, and he \u2018thought the best option\u2019 was to drive it backward to AutoZone,\u201d the release reads. \u201cExcept his mechanical issues evaporated when deputies got behind him… or was it in front of him?\u201d<\/p>\n
Body-camera footage released by the sheriff\u2019s office shows Murphy claiming that the car was stuck in reverse, though he didn\u2019t see it as a criminal issue.<\/p>\n
\u201cI didn\u2019t think it was that bad, you know what I\u2019m saying?\u201d he told deputies. \u201cI wasn\u2019t even swerving or anything like that or driving fast.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cYou were driving backwards on the road,\u201d a deputy responds.<\/p>\n
\u201cYeah, I mean, it\u2019s the same thing as if you were reversed,\u201d Murphy claims.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo, it\u2019s not, dude,\u201d the deputy maintains.<\/p>\n
Murphy was ultimately arrested and now faces a charge of habitual driving with a suspended license. He was later released on a $1,000 bond.<\/p>\n
However, the sheriff\u2019s office noted that Murphy already has over 10 prior convictions for driving with a suspended license.<\/p>\n
\u201cIf your car is having issues, call for help,\u201d the release concludes. \u201cDon\u2019t audition for the Backwards Driver Olympics on SR-100.\u201d<\/p>\n
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