SALINE COUNTY —Law enforcement authorities are investigating a suspect on multiple charges after
Just after 9a.m. Sunday, a police officer attempted to stop a 1995 GMC 1500 pickup in the 200 block of Oakdale Drive in Salina, as no license plate was displayed, according to Salina Police Captain Paul Forrester.
The officer initiated his lights and siren as the vehicle did not stop, and a pursuit ensued as follows.
Southbound on South Oakdale Drive, westbound on Center Street at speeds around 50 mph, northbound on Santa Fe Avenue and through the Salina Regional Health Center parking lot to South Eighth Street, northbound on South Eighth Street, westbound on West Mulberry Street, Northbound on South Ninth Street, where speeds reached 70 mph, and at one point the driver passed a vehicle on the right/
As the vehicle traveled westbound on Hamilton Avenue it was traveling too fast to negotiate the turn at Hamilton and struck the curb and went up into a yard. The vehicle came back into the street and pulled into a driveway in the 1100 block of North 12th Street
It then turned south and drove across a vacant lot and back southbound onto North 12th Street, continued eastbound on West Harsh Avenue at approximately 40 mph. At the intersection of West Harsh Avenue and North 10th Street, the vehicle struck a Saline police patrol vehicle had just pulled into the intersection, according to Forrester.
The pickup traveled up into the yard at 1000 North 10th Street and was disabled.
The driver later identified as 27-year-old Dallas Blackman of Salina, exited the passenger side door and fled on foot. He was apprehended a short time later in the back of 1000 North 10th Street.
The patrol vehicle, a 2020 Ford Explorer, had disabling damage to the passenger side rear, according to Forrester. The officer was treated for a concussion and soreness from the crash and released..
Blackman is being held on requested charges that include Felony flee and elude, Felony reckless driving, Aggravated battery of a law enforcement officer, Criminal damage to property, Failure to stop at an accident, Failure to yield to emergency vehicle, Driving without a driver’s license, No proof of insurance, No seat belt and No vehicle registration.