Salina Post

BROOKVILLE – A Kansas man was injured in an accident during a brief chase by law enforcement on Monday in Saline County.

Saline County Sheriff Glen Kochanowski said a deputy was running radar on the east side of Brookville just after midnight when a westbound Nissan pickup went by doing 75mph, in a 45mph zone

The deputy began following the truck. The chase reached speeds of between 80-90 mph on Kansas 140, Brookville Road, Cloud Street, and Brownhill Road

The Larry D. Jones, 44, Ellsworth lost control of the pickup and it rolled, coming to rest along a fence line of the Brookville cemetery.

Jones was transported to Salina Regional Health Center, and placed in the intensive care unit with broken bones, a bruised right lung, and several other injuries according to the Sheriff.

The pickup was stolen from Ellsworth. “Jones will face several traffic charges along with possession of stolen property, and flee and elude,” said Kochanowski.