Fund started for injured UT student

AUSTIN (KXAN) - According to a family update posted Wednesday on the CaringBridge.org website , a fund for University of Texas student soccer player Kylie Doniak has been set up at Wells Fargo bank.

Doniak was critically injured as she walked in Downtown Austin with friends and was struck by driver on Friday night. The motorist did not stop but was chased down by 47-year-old Sisto Perez, who witnessed the scene while riding his motorcycle.

Nicholas Colunga, 22, was arrested on one count of intoxication assault and two counts of failure to stop and render aid.

Those who wish to donate funds for Doniak can go to any Wells Fargo bank branch and give money to the "For the benefit of Kylie Doniak." The account number is listed on CaringBridge.org as 2860066170.

As stated in the Wednesday post:

"Kylie had another good night last night. When we came in this morning, the doctors said her brain pressure went up and down through the night, but that's expected. She is off the body cooling machine for good, so her body temperature is normal and her hands and toes are warm for the first time in days. That's a good sign in her brain pressure recovery, but she is still taking medication to keep the swelling down and they are draining the fluid often. She is also completely off the paralytic drugs.

"Her tibia (the bone connecting the ankle and knee) is severely broken in two places. If Kylie's brain pressure remains fairly stable today and tonight, the doctors want to operate on her tibia tomorrow morning. The broken bone provides a risk of a blood clot, so they would like to fix it to reduce that danger.

"My mom and family have been trying to talk to her to let her know we are here and that everything will be fine. As we speak to her, her eyes move (under closed lids) but we know that's her trying to respond to us. The doctors said that because she is off the paralytics and the sedation drug doses have been lowered, she will become slightly more responsive in the upcoming days."