A sleaze bag bought a 2026 ZR1 Corvette on the same day he hit Jeep at 110 mph in Ormond double-fatal

Scott P. March, 63, has been charged with two counts of vehicular homicide in the deaths of Thomas Lauck and Julia Ann Lauck following the crash on Nov. 1.

• Scott P. March was driving a Corvette at 110 mph when he struck a Jeep as he tried to pass it in a no-passing zone in Ormond-by-the-Sea.
• March was driving the Corvette at 147 mph just 5.5 seconds before the crash.
• Two people in the Jeep suffered fatal injuries in the crash.

The driver of a Chevy Corvette was speeding at 110 mph when he slammed into the back of a Jeep Wrangler he tried to overtake in a no-passing zone in Ormond-By-The-Sea, causing the Jeep to overturn and eject both people inside, fatally injuring them, according to a prosecutor.

And just 5.5 seconds before the Nov. 1 crash, Scott P. March, 63, was driving the Corvette at 147 mph on the busy two-lane road, which has a speed limit of 45 mph, according to Assistant State Attorney Ashley Terwilleger and the Florida Highway Patrol.
March started applying the brakes 1.5 seconds before the crash, a trooper stated.
March testified during a hearing Monday, Nov. 10, that he purchased the 2026 Corvette the morning of the crash for more than $200,000, financing all but a $10,000 down payment.

Terwilleger asked him about not recalling the amount the exact amount he financed.
"I didn't really pay attention to the numbers. I just wanted the car," March said.
Scott March remains behind bars after deadly A1A crash
At the hearing, Circuit Judge A. Christian Miller granted Terwilleger's motion to hold March in pretrial detention without bond at the Volusia County Branch Jail as his case moves through the legal system.

"It's hard to imagine a set of facts that are more dangerous to the community than driving something that fast along a very heavily trafficked roadway," Miller said.
Miller added that it was also "very concerning" that two days after the crash March was accused of trespassing on a yacht and hiding from police. The judge noted that March had also been arrested in California for driving under the influence.

March has been formally charged with two counts of vehicular homicide in the crash which led to the deaths of Thomas Lauck, 72, the driver of the Jeep, and his wife, Julia Ann Lauck, 73.
Each is a second-degree felony punishable by up to 15 years in prison. The Laucks spent part of the year in Ormond Beach and part in Ohio.

Thomas Lauck died at the scene of the crash. Julia Lauck was taken to Halifax Health Medical Center, where she died from her injuries Nov. 6.
At the scene of the crash, Thomas Lauck was found on the beach embankment while Julia Lauck was found on the beach as the tide was rising, an FHP trooper testified. Neither were wearing their seatbelts according to the original FHP accident report.
March has been held at the jail since his arrest on Nov. 3.

Corvette driver was 'extremely reckless,' motion states

March was driving the Corvette northbound on State Road A1A about 6:05 p.m. on Nov. 1 in the area of Sandpiper Ridge Road when he tried to pass the Jeep. But the Corvette struck the rear of the Jeep, causing it to overturn, according to the Florida Highway Patrol.
The Laucks were thrown from the Jeep.

Multiple witnesses said that before the crash, March was driving the Corvette in an “extremely reckless” way, including passing multiple vehicles in a no-pass zones, excessive speed, and almost crashing into numerous other vehicles, according to a motion by Terwilleger.
The area is surrounded by businesses, residences and pedestrians, the motion states.

Florida Highway Patrol troopers testified at the hearing that, in addition to being a no-passing zone, the area is also a construction zone with residences, businesses and pedestrians.

The crash happened near Lagerheads Bar and Grill, where a band was playing, so the establishment would have been even busier than a typical weekend night, according to testimony. Also many people walk cross A1A in that area to reach the beach.

Corvette illegally passes emergency medical vehicle

The dash cam on an emergency medical services vehicle recorded the Corvette illegally passing the EMS vehicle prior to the crash, according to Terwilleger and a trooper. The Corvette passed the EMS vehicle about 3 or 4 miles from the crash scene, a trooper said.
Terwilleger asked the judge to keep March in jail, arguing that he posed a danger to the community.

She said March was convicted of driving under the influence in California in 2018.
She also cited an incident after the crash in which March was arrested after being found on a yacht.

Defense attorney Aaron Delgado represented March, and asked March if he was released from jail, would he be willing to abide by restrictions such as GPS monitoring, no alcohol use, urinalysis and turning in his driver's license. March said he would.
In response to Delgado, March said he was going through a divorce in Illinois, where his wife and two children are, but he had bought a condo in April in Florida and intended to stay in Florida.

March said he retired from food service equipment development and water treatment and receives about "54 and change" in social security every month. He said he has savings and retirement funds. He said he supports two children, one turning 18 in June.

But Terwilleger also argued that March's arrest in a loitering or prowling case after the crash was another reason he should be held without bond. That case involved March saying he was going to take a yacht even though it did not belong to him, records show.

March planned to take yacht 'Gale Winds,' affidavit states
In the yacht case, a Daytona Beach Police officer testified that March's roommate called them to a residential complex about 1 a.m. Nov. 3 at 1100 Marina Point Drive about "basically a suicidal person."

The roommate said March was recently involved in a fatal crash, was going through a divorce, wasn't currently able to see his children and had just bought a Corvette and had made "concerning statements," the officer testified.
March had reportedly said that "he was Jesus and today was reckoning day," the officer testified.

The officer testified that, using a police drone, officers were able to find March on a "giant yacht" in a nearby residential complex.
A charging affidavit described the yacht as the 120-foot "Gale Winds."
March told police that he owned the boat, which he did not. But a security guard was not sure whether March was a guest of the yacht's owner.

March was not trespassed and did not meet criteria for a Baker Act, which would have allowed him to be involuntarily taken into custody for a psychiatric evaluation, an affidavit stated. He also did not meet criteria for a Marchman Act, which is similar but done for substance abuse. Police gave March a "courtesy ride" home, the affidavit stated.

The officer said March appeared "a little bit intoxicated" but not to the point that he could not take care of himself.
But several hours later the security guard called police to say that March was back aboard the yacht.
March claimed he owned the boat but did not have papers to prove it, the affidavit stated. March also said he did not have to prove ownership to police, the affidavit stated.

March had told the security guard that he was planning to take the boat that night, the affidavit stated.
The security guard contacted the boat's owner, who said March did not have permission to be on board.
March was arrested on misdemeanor loitering or prowling charges.