A Manhattan man was taken into custody early Saturday after a high-speed chase through parts of Salina and Saline County.
A deputy near the intersection of North Fifth Street and Stimmel Road attempted to stop a blue 2011 Ford Taurus for speeding at approximately 12:47 a.m. Saturday, Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan said this morning. The Taurus fled east on Stimmel Road and a chase ensued along the following route.
Stimmel Road to East Old Highway 40, then east on East Old Highway 40
North on North Simpson Road
East on Mariposa Road
South on North Woodward Road
West and into Salina on East Old Highway 40
West on Pacific Avenue
West on Broadway Boulevard
East on West North Street
South on North 12th Street
West on Bishop Street
South on North 13th Street
West on Elm Street
North on College Avenue
East on Bishop Street
North on North Ninth Street
East on West North Street
North on Santa Fe Avenue
Soldan said the car failed to negotiate a left turn onto West Otis Avenue and crashed into the rock wall just west of the entrance to Saint Francis Ministries, causing $3,500 worth of damage. The entire chase took approximately 12 minutes, Soldan said.
The car reached a top speed of 110 mph on East Old Highway 40 and at times was driving without headlights being on, he added.
The suspect, identified as Curtis Minick, 22, of Manhattan, then fled onto the Saint Francis Ministries campus on foot, but was apprehended after a couple of minutes by a Salina Police Department officer, Soldan said.
Minick, who had a failure to appear warrant out of Riley County, was arrested on the following requested charges, Soldan said.
Felony flee and elude
Reckless driving
Interference with a law enforcement officer
Driving with a suspended license
Transporting an open container
No proof of insurance