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Police clock motorcyclist doing 230 km/h on Highway 41

A motorcyclist is facing criminal charges after being clocked by police doing over double the speed limit east of Saskatoon. Saskatoon Police Service Traffic Unit / Twitter

A motorcyclist was recently caught going over double the speed limit on a highway east of Saskatoon.

A combined traffic services Saskatchewan (CTSS) officer clocked the motorcycle driver doing 230 km/h on Highway 41.

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The speed limit is 100 km/h.

The motorcyclist, who had a passenger, was pulled over after trying to evade police.

The driver is facing two criminal charges and five Saskatchewan Traffic Safety Act violations.

READ MORE: Driver clocked doing 210 km/h on Highway 7 west of Saskatoon

CTSS is a partnership between Saskatoon Police Service, RCMP and SGI.

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