An early morning pursuit brought multiple requested charges for a Salina man.
On Sunday, November 28 at 1:15 am, an officer was in the 400 block of North Broadway. The officer observed gold in color, 2005 Pontiac Bonneville. A plate check brought back that the tag had expired in November 2020. The officer attempted to stop the vehicle at Broadway and University Place, and a pursuit ensued.
SPD says the subject led the officer through the parking lot of Ace Hardware, then back onto Broadway where speeds reached approximately 50 mph. At Crawford and Broadway, speeds were up to 70 mph. The driver then went east on Cloud, northbound on 4th St, to Center St, 5th St, and then east on Walnut. He then went westbound on Iron, where he was traveling 65mph.
Officers attempted to use spikes at Iron and 11th, but the driver maneuvered around them. He eventually wound up back on Crawford, going westbound. The driver went north of Sunset Park, and eventually westbound on Franklin. He drove around that area for a while and eventually was eastbound on Cloud, driving 80 mph. This brought the pursuit to Cloud and Lewis, where the vehicle left the road and struck a tree.
After the crash, a male wearing blue jeans and a black sweatshirt reportedly exited the vehicle and began running northbound on Lewis. The subject was located in the backyard of a residence in the 900 block of Russell and identified as Jesse Wray, a 23-year-old male from Salina.
Wray was arrested on the following requested charges:
- possession of narcotics
- no drug tax stamp
- possession of drug paraphernalia
- felony obstruction
- felony flee & elude
- failure to report an accident
- various traffic violations
