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Driver clocked at 207 km/h on Highway 11 by Stonebridge

Police clock driver going over double the speed limit on Highway 11, nab two drivers racing on a Saskatoon street. Saskatoon Police Service Traffic Unit / Twitter

Police handed out a number of speeding tickets in Saskatoon over the past week, including one to a driver doing more than double the speed limit.

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The driver was clocked by a combined traffic unit officer doing 207 km/h on Highway 11 near Stonebridge.

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The speed limit along that stretch of the highway is 90 km/h.

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Members of the Saskatoon police traffic unit also caught a couple of racers on city streets.

One of drivers was clocked doing 96 km/h in a 50 km/h zone.

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Both cars have been impounded for 30 days.

Traffic unit members were also out on Lenore Drive on June 8 to catch speeders in a school zone.

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Officers handed out 59 tickets in total, including two for using cellphones and two seatbelt violations. The highest speed recorded in the 30 km/h zone was 58 km/h.

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Police officials are reminding drivers to slow down and drive defensively.

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