Abbeville officer injured in collision involving suspect

An Abbeville police officer was injured over the weekend when the vehicle it was driving was hit head-on by Cedric Evans, who was fleeing the Abbeville Police Department in his vehicle.
According to Police Chief Mike Hardy, the officer injured its right ankle and left foot in the crash. The officer is expected to recover.
The police department was looking into a complaint of a home invasion and domestic voilence.
While the officers were arriving on the scene, the complainant stated that Evans was leaving in a Buick.
Officers demanded that the suspect stop, but he did not and continued circling the block. Upon passing a second time in front of the home, the officers again demanded that he stop.
At this time back up officers were arriving on the scene; the subject sped up and hit an Abbeville Police Department unit head on, sending the suspect and an Abbeville Police officer to the hospital.
Evans was also brought to Abbeville General.
Evans is being charged with two counts of Attempted 1st Degree Murder, Attempted 2nd Degree Kidnapping, Domestic Abuse Battery with Child Endangerment, and Home Invasion.