SHELBY, N.C. (AP) - Police in Shelby have identified two people killed in a weekend wreck and a suspect faces a variety of charges.
Police say 55-year-old Dorman Pompey and 55-year-old Frances Pompey of Lawndale died in the wreck Saturday. A 12-year-old grandson was hurt in the wreck. He’s being treated in a Charlotte hospital.
Police say their vehicle was hit by a drunken driver running from officers. An officer had stopped the chase because of some downtown activities that had crowded the streets.
Roberts’ car hit the Pompey’s vehicle at a traffic light. Roberts ran away on foot, Shelby police Chief Jeff Ledford said, but was caught by two out-of-town, off-duty police officers.
Thirty-four-year-old Demetrist Lendell Roberts of Shelby has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder, two counts of felony death by vehicle, driving while impaired, failure to stop for police, driving with a revoked license and speeding. Roberts was being held in the Cleveland County jail. It was not clear if he has an attorney.
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