By SALINA POST
A late-night motorcycle chase through Salina on Wednesday ended with the arrest of a 32-year-old man on multiple charges, including possession of methamphetamine, according to Salina Police Capt. James Feldman.
The chase began around 11:45 p.m. on Nov. 27 when an officer observed a black motorcycle accelerating rapidly in the 1300 block of Osage. The motorcycle was clocked at 50 mph in a 30 mph zone. When the officer attempted a traffic stop, the motorcyclist refused to pull over and fled the scene.
The chase wound through several streets, with the motorcycle turning onto Pawnee, then east onto Kiowa, south onto Osage, west onto Cloud Circle, and west on Cloud to the 1400 block of West Cloud. The driver abandoned the motorcycle and fled on foot but was apprehended by SPD officers in the 1400 block of Winona after a brief pursuit.
The driver was identified as Mikhail Wylie of Salina. Feldman said officers also recovered methamphetamine in Wylie’s possession.
Wylie faces a series of charges, including felony flee and elude, reckless driving, felony interference, possession of methamphetamine, possession of drug paraphernalia, no Kansas drug tax stamp, driving without a valid license, and multiple traffic infractions.