Speeding Prince Albert, Sask. motorist charged with impaired driving

The driver of a speeding truck in Prince Albert, Sask., is facing impaired driving charges.

Officers spotted the truck travelling at a high rate of speed at roughly 2:30 a.m. CT Tuesday on 15 Street West.

Prince Albert police said they did not pursue it due to public safety concerns.

The truck was located a short time later in a driveway in the 1200 block of 15 Street West.

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Police said the man admitted he had been drinking and was taken into custody, but refused a breathalyzer test.

The 24-year-old Prince Albert man is charged with operating a vehicle while impaired by alcohol or drugs, failing or refusing to comply with demands to provide a breath sample, dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, and resisting arrest.

He is scheduled to appear Tuesday in Prince Albert provincial court.