Police are trying to identify a driver who led an officer on a high-speed chase through parts of central and east Salina late Friday.
At approximately 11:30 p.m. Friday, an officer was following a dark green Lincoln Mark VII south on South Ninth Street and then east on Crawford Street. Near the intersection of South Fifth Street and East Crawford Street, the officer pulled in behind the Lincoln as it was traveling at 45 mph in a 35 mph zone, Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester said this morning.
When the officer attempted to make a traffic stop, the Lincoln accelerated, reaching 70 mph as it traveled east on East Crawford Street, Forrester said. By the time the car reached South Marymount Road, it was traveling at 100 mph, he said. At that point, the pursuit was terminated and the Lincoln continued outside the city limits, Forrester added.
The Lincoln had a temporary tag that the officer could not read because it was fogged over, he said.