Salina Post

SALINA- A Salina man is dead following a crash on a county road just southwest of Salina on Thursday night.

Saline County Sheriff Glen Kochanowski said deputies were called to the area of Farrelly Road and Fairchild Road, on the report of a rollover accident.

When emergency crews arrived, they found a 1972 Chevrolet Silverado pickup on top of David Erik Spencer. Spencer, 33, the driver of the pickup, was pronounced dead at the scene. He had not been wearing a seatbelt.

Sheriff Kochanowski said alcohol was a factor in the wreck, and alcohol was found at the crash scene.

Witnesses who heard the crash, said a man who was a passenger in the truck, had asked for a ride from the area, because he was wanted by law enforcement.

After a search by law enforcement that included a Kansas Highway Patrol Helicopter, Salina Police found 26-year-old Adam Ratsakhy on foot near the intersection of Waterwell Road and Centennial Road. He was not injured.

Ratsakhy is wanted on felony probation violation warrants from Saline County District Court in a case of battery and aggravated assault. Additional requested charges in connection with the crash are failure to stop at an accident, and interference with a Law Enforcement Officer.