By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY Salina Post

A Salina teen escaped injury after a pickup he was driving rolled and caught fire Friday night southeast of the city.

Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan said this morning that Josiah Reilly, 19, of Salina, was southbound on S. Holmes Road just south of E. Water Well Road when a wash-boarded area of the roadway caused him to lose control of the 1969 Chevrolet C10 pickup he was driving. The pickup fishtailed, rolled onto its side in the west ditch, and caught fire.

Reilly was able to escape the pickup without injury, Soldan said.

The accident occurred just after 8:30 p.m. Friday.

Rural firefighters extinguished the blaze. 

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 <img src="https://media.eaglewebservices.com/public/2022/9/1663000241731.jpeg" alt="Rural firefighters work to extinguish a blaze that destroyed a&nbsp;1969 Chevrolet C10 pickup southeast of Salina Friday night. The teen driver escaped unharmed. Photo courtesy Saline County Sheriff's Office" />
 <figcaption>Rural firefighters work to extinguish a blaze that destroyed a&nbsp;1969 Chevrolet C10 pickup southeast of Salina Friday night. The teen driver escaped unharmed. Photo courtesy Saline County Sheriff's Office</figcaption>
 </figure>By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY Salina PostA Salina teen escaped injury after a pickup he was driving rolled and caught fire Friday night southeast of the city.Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan said this morning that Josiah Reilly, 19, of Salina, was southbound on S. Holmes Road just south of E. Water Well Road when a wash-boarded area of the roadway caused him to lose control of the 1969 Chevrolet C10 pickup he was driving. The pickup fishtailed, rolled onto its side in the west ditch, and caught fire.Reilly was able to escape the pickup without injury, Soldan said.The accident occurred just after 8:30 p.m. Friday.Rural firefighters extinguished the blaze. The pickup was destroyed, Soldan said.

Teen escapes, fire destroys pickup after rollover SE of Salina