By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY
Salina Post
A pursuit that began in Salina early this morning, ended with stop spikes in Ellsworth County.
Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester said this morning that a black Audi 7 was northbound on N. College Avenue at approximately 2 a.m. Wednesday when it failed to signal that it was turning west onto W. Ash Street. An officer followed the car, and once it turned south onto N. Broadway Boulevard, another officer attempted to stop the car, but it took off west on State Street to Kansas Highway 140, then north on N. Halstead Road, and west on State Street.
The car reached speeds of more than 100 mph on K-140, and the officers terminated their pursuit in the 3900 block of State Street because of the excessive speed, Forrester said.
At approximately 2:10 a.m., a deputy spotted the car and attempted to stop it in the 8800 block of W. Crawford Street, Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan said this morning. The Audi took off again, sometimes reaching speeds of up to 130 mph on K-140, Soldan said.
The Audi was finally stopped when stop spikes were deployed on K-140 inside Ellsworth County, and the driver, Kaleb Beaugh, 29, of rural Saline County, was apprehended.
Soldan said Beaugh was arrested on the following requested charges.
●Flee and elude
●Possession of methamphetamine
●Possession of cocaine
●Possession of marijuana
●Possession of a firearm while under the influence
●Driving under the influence
●Possession of drug paraphernalia
●Driving while suspended
●Driving while a habitual violator