NEW SMYRNA BEACH, FL : YouTube video may be evidence in hit-and-run crash on April 28th 2014

A video that captured a wild ride through the streets of New Smyrna Beach right up to the moment where a car slammed into drivers, could give investigators the proof they need to make an arrest in a hit-and-run crash.
Police found the video on YouTube one day after 18-year-old Robert Kelley was accused of crashing into multiple vehicles on State Road 44.
They said the driver sped off after hitting a car, and then crashed into two other cars.
The teenager’s car ended up in a ditch, and a father whose vehicle the teen may have hit, ran to help Kelley.
The YouTube video is titled, “Me driving like an idiot” and was uploaded while Kelley was in the hospital.
In the four minutes video, techno music can be heard blaring in the background and the person behind the wheel weaves in and out of traffic, along the busy Volusia County road.
“Absolutely no regard for safety and well-being of other people on the road that day,” said Eugene Griffith with the New Smyrna Beach Police Department.
Police believe Kelley was recording the video as he was driving.
They were tipped off that it was uploaded to YouTube Tuesday, after Monday’s crashes.
“Watching the video, it appears to be an accurate account of that day,” Griffith said.
Eric Mercado and his two young daughters were three of the victims of the hit-and-run crashes.
“He goes to the side of us then he spins around, and then he lands,” said victim Chloie Mercado. “I am so grateful that I am safe.”
Eric Mercado ran to the erratic driver’s side.
“He kept asking me if this was real,” he said.
Channel 9’s Kristyn Caddell went by Kelley’s home and his stepsister said Kelley was in therapy.
Police said they expect to arrest Kelley this week.
They also believe alcohol may have been a factor in the crash.

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YouTube video may be evidence in hit-and-run crash