Man arrested in Auburn high-speed chase Sunday
An Auburn man is in the Lee County Jail Saturday afternoon following a chase.
The chase began in the northbound lanes of Interstate 85 near the South College Street exit on an orange motorcycle around 1:15 p.m. central time on Sunday, May 24, 2026.
The chase continued on Bent Creek Road, Hamilton Road, Moore’s Mill Road and then into the residential area of Green Street, between the Terrace Acres and University Estates Plat neighborhoods.
The chase came to an end in the neighborhood, and the male driver was eventually arrested by troopers with the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency and officers with the Auburn Police Department.
The driver, identified as 19-year-old Robert Cole Kelley, was booked into jail and charged with attempting to elude law enforcement. Kelley was given a bond of $10,000.
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