High-speed vehicle pursued northbound on highway near Salina, Salina KS


Police are chasing a vehicle driving north on highway US-81 near Salina, Kansas. The driver is going at speeds up to 100 mph, sometimes driving erratically and briefly going the wrong way on a ramp. The chase passes a rest area and continues on the highway, but no other vehicles are reported to be in immediate danger.
Audio|Source: Salina City Police and County Fire / EMS
05:16
Transcript:
00:00
By what I'm following but I am not involved. Two-four. They're continuing east. They're about a mile in front of me. They're past 135. They're about Maulose 231.5. They're about Maulose, D-31. You've had a minute. 16-04[1]. I got 9. The 9th and I-70 block. Offrent.
00:29
424[2]-16-04[1] i-70 block 14776 you guys in Ohio lock 24 he's going the wrong way up the ramp car stop
00:59
He's in the grass and on the ramp wrong way. Right now, no traffic. Yeah, correction. He's going to be doing the correct way northbound on new 81. His car is damaged. Do that HB.
01:27
In a moment, we'll get rid of the flat. Two, four, five, only, secondary. Northbound, new 81, standby for milepost, speed, about 100. No other northbound traffic, mallpost.
01:56
156. Got a hundred miles an hour. Same speed, northbound, Palm Post 157. He's kind of back and forth into the lanes, no leather traffic. Got them off from the 143 junction.
02:24
Same conditions, northbound mile post 158, 95 miles an hour. Passing to exit, act like you're going to exit but say it on, new 81, still northbound.
02:48
Walvo's 159, northbound 9-5 malls, narrow, no traffic.
02:51
From earlier in the pursuit, we're going to have that it's old LEO. A mile from Ottawa County, northbound, 95 miles an hour, ballposts 160, one semi-ahead, no other traffic. Entering the rest area?
03:19
Back on 81, northbound from the rest area. Not east, correction, 80 miles an hour, speeding up. Orianooga County, Maupos 161, no traffic. 95 malls an hour still northbound, 162. No other traffic.
03:47
Still northbound, compost 163, 95 miles an hour, no traffic. Other conditions are good and clear, road conditions are good and clear. I know an occupancy of the car. Northbound 164, same conditions.
04:15
Speed 90 and 95 malls an hour. He's in the right lane, no other traffic. Passing the K-18 exit, still northbound, new 81. Still northbound, same condition.
04:42
My post 166 northbound.
Police codes explained
The following codes appeared in the transcript and are explained below:
[1]
16-04: Unit Identifier (likely internal police unit number)
[2]
424: Unit Identifier
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US-81, Salina, KS
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