By LESLIE EIKLEBERRY
Salina Post
A Tennessee man was arrested after a high-speed chase through parts of Saline County.
Just before 10:30 a.m. Sunday, a deputy near the Assaria exit on Interstate 135 south of Salina observed a black 2022 Toyota Camry driving northbound on the interstate at a high rate of speed, according to Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan.
The deputy radioed another deputy, who was further north near the West Crawford Street exit on Interstate 135, that a Camry traveling at a high rate of speed was headed that way.
The Camry registered 110 mph on radar as it sped by the West Crawford Street exit, and the deputy began pursuing the car.. As the Camry went through the construction zone, it knocked over several cones marking the lane.
At the Interstate 135-Interstate 70 interchange, the Camry traveled west and the Kansas Highway Patrol joined the pursuit. The Camry then turned north onto N. Halstead Road. Soldan said the Camry was traveling up to 131 mph on N. Halstead Road, according to KHP radar.
The car then turned east on the gravel West Shipton Road and stopped.
The driver, Kilakone Southavilay, 29, of Cordova, Tennessee., was arrested on requested charges Felony flee and elude, Reckless driving, Possession of marijuana, Possession of drug paraphernalia, Speeding and Improper driving on laned roadways.