FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. – Body and dash camera video shows a March 15 high‑speed pursuit across Flagler and Volusia counties that ended when Florida Highway Patrol used PIT maneuvers to stop a Sanford man who fled after a reported violent domestic incident, authorities said.
Watch the chase and arrest above.
Flagler County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded about 10:10 a.m. to a Circle K on Palm Coast Parkway Southwest after an employee told dispatchers a woman with cuts, bruises and a black eye had asked the clerk to call 911 and then locked herself in a bathroom. The employee said the suspect, later identified as 24-year-old Korarise Hill, was sitting in a silver Chevrolet at a pump.
When a deputy approached Hill’s vehicle, it sped away, exiting the station through the wrong exit and driving east on Palm Coast Parkway Southwest, the sheriff’s office said. The vehicle ran a red light, swerved through traffic, struck another car and failed to stop, according to the office.
The victim was treated at the scene by Flagler County Fire Rescue and told deputies Hill had struck her repeatedly, pulled a handgun, pointed it at her head and struck her with it, and strangled her until she lost consciousness.
She said Hill forced her to drive from Sanford to Palm Coast, making stops where he removed the car key to keep her from leaving, then ordered her to return to Sanford. She went into the Circle K to ask an employee to call 911, the office said.
Patrol supervisors authorized a vehicle apprehension. Deputies pursued Hill as the car entered Interstate 95 south, where it reached speeds of more than 120 mph. FHP became the primary pursuit unit when the vehicle entered Volusia County and used multiple PIT maneuvers. The car stopped near Tomoka Farms Road and Pioneer Drive in New Smyrna Beach, and Hill was arrested.
Hill was charged by the FCSO with domestic battery, false imprisonment, leaving the scene of a crash with property damage, and fleeing or attempting to elude law enforcement with disregard for the safety of persons or property.
FHP and the Seminole County Sheriff’s Office also filed additional charges related to the aggravated domestic violence that occurred in their jurisdictions. Hill was taken to the Volusia County branch jail and is being held without bond.
Hill has an extensive criminal history and was on inmate-release status, the office said. He served two years in state prison after a 2018 Volusia County conviction on attempted first-degree murder, attempted robbery with a firearm and possession of a firearm by a delinquent. Since 2015, he has had 10 arrests in Flagler and Volusia counties on charges that include aggravated assault, battery, burglary, grand theft, possession of marijuana and robbery with a firearm.
“This dirtbag was already on Florida’s inmate release status after serving just two years in state prison for attempted murder, and obviously he needs to go back to prison, but this time for a very long time,” Sheriff Rick Staly said in a statement. “He displayed complete disregard for anyone around him when he dangerously tried to flee across two counties. His prior conviction and arrests for very serious charges demonstrate that he is violent and a clear danger to society. I commend the victim for getting away from him and seeking help, and I commend the employee for calling 911. He likely saved her life. We also thank our partners at FHP for their assistance in helping us apprehend him before he could hurt someone else.”