Suspect identified in Daytona Beach hit and run - Name not released

Volusia County, FL -- Officials identified a hit-and-run driver who fled the scene of an accident between a trooper and a Palm Coast family On Thursday, November 18, but he has not been apprehended. The suspect’s name has not been released because the case is still under investigation, a Florida Highway Patrol spokesperson said.

Trooper Andrew Barrett was attempting to stop the suspect’s car on LPGA Boulevard when he lost control of his patrol car. It slid into the path of a vehicle driven by Belisa Norton, of Palm Coast, who had her three children with her. The vehicles collided at Jimmy Ann Drive, injuring all the occupants.

Barrett, Norton and two of her three children were treated and released from Halifax Health Medical Center. Hope Norton, 5, remained hospitalized in good condition.