By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY
Salina Post
A Tennessee man was arrested after a high-speed chase through parts of Saline County Sunday morning.
At approximately 10:18 a.m. Sunday, a deputy near the Assaria exit on Interstate 135 south of Salina observed a black 2022 Toyota Camry driving northbound on the interstate at a high rate of speed, Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan said this morning.
The deputy radioed another deputy, who was further north near the W. Crawford Street exit on I-135, that a Camry traveling at a high rate of speed was headed that way. The Camry registered 110 mph on radar as it sped by the W. Crawford Street exit, and the deputy began pursuing the car, Soldan said. As the Camry went through the construction zone on I-135, it knocked over several cones marking the lane, he said.
At the I-135-Interstate 70 interchange, the Camry went west and the Kansas Highway Patrol joined the pursuit. The Camry then turned north onto N. Halstead Road. Soldan said the Camry was traveling up to 131 mph on N. Halstead Road, according to KHP radar.
The car then turned east on W. Shipton Road, which is a gravel roadway. A short time later, the Camry stopped, Soldan said.
The driver, Kilakone Southavilay, 29, of Cordova, Tenn., was arrested on the following requested charges, Soldan said.
●Felony flee and elude
●Reckless driving
●Possession of marijuana
●Possession of drug paraphernalia
●Speeding
Improper driving on laned roadways