Published on Friday, February 3, 2006
in the Orlando Sentinel

Trooper to leave hospital

A Florida Highway Patrol trooper who was struck by a pickup last week will be released from a South Florida hospital today, officials said.

Darryl Haywood Jr., the son of a trooper killed in Volusia County less than two years ago, was hospitalized with serious injuries after he was hit by a pickup while writing a ticket in his patrol car in Miramar, the Highway Patrol said. Haywood will continue rehabilitation in Palm Coast as an outpatient.

During an 11 a.m. news conference today, Haywood plans to thank the emergency medical and hospital personnel who helped him, the FHP said.

The conference will be in the Ryder Trauma Center at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, where Haywood has been recovering.

Haywood's father died in the line of duty when his cruiser blew a tire and crashed as he was chasing a motorcyclist at high speeds.