A man from Texas was arrested after leading a Saline County Sheriff Deputy on a high speed pursuit early Thursday morning.

According to Saline County Sheriff Roger Soldan, just before 1:00 AM a deputy was in the area of milepost 86, looking for a vehicle that had been reported headed north in McPherson County, at a high rate of speed with its lights off. The deputy located the vehicle, clocking it traveling at 133 miles per hour.

A chase went north on I 135. The driver was able to safely negotiate the cloverleaf at the junction with I 70 and headed west.

At one point during the pursuit the driver crashed into a delineator post, but kept going. He eventually pulled over at exit 209 in Ellsworth County and was  taken into custody.

The driver was identified as 22-year-old Hunter Sims, from Denton, Texas. He was booked into the Saline County Jail on charges which could include:

• Failure to stop at accident; 1st offense in a year damage < $1000
• Unlawful acts: vehicle registration violation
• Flee or attempt to elude; motor vehicle accident or damage property
• Drive w/o lights when needed
• Reckless Driving
• Speeding; maximum limits

There were no injuries in the incident.