Driver accused of seriously injuring passenger while doing donuts, evading police in south Abilene arrested

Erica Garner
·1 min read

ABILENE, Texas (KTAB/KRBC) – A driver accused of seriously injuring his passenger while he was doing donuts and fleeing police in south Abilene has been arrested.

Demarcus Kelley was taken into custody on warrants for Evading Arrest Causing Serious Bodily Injury and two counts of Racing on Highway Causing Serious Bodily Injury in connection to an incident that happened on Buffalo Gap Road Saturday night.

Abilene police say an officer spotted Kelley doing donuts in the street near the intersection of Buffalo Gap Road and Antilley Road around 10:00 p.m.

When this officer tried to stop Kelley, he refused and started to flee, soon crashing into another vehicle.

One of Kelley’s passengers was ejected upon impact and hospitalized with unknown injuries.

No further information has been released.

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