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Alleged impaired driver caught speeding on wrong side of Saskatchewan highway

An alleged impaired driver was caught speeding on wrong side of Highway 55 near Prince Albert. File / Global News

A man is facing impaired driving charges after police caught him speeding on the wrong side of a Saskatchewan highway.

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Smeaton RCMP were alerted late Sunday morning of a possible impaired driver heading south on Highway 120 north of Meath Park.

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Police were told a white pick-up truck was speeding and being driven erratically.

Prince Albert RCMP received similar reports a short time later, this time on Highway 55.

Officers spotted the truck in the opposing lane traveling at 154 km/h.

The driver was stopped and taken to the Prince Albert RCMP detachment for breath tests.

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The 32-year-old Prince Albert man has been charged with impaired driving, driving while over .08, dangerous driving and having open liquor in a vehicle.

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He will appear in Prince Albert provincial court on Sept. 28.

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