Excessive speeder late for appointment caught on Highway 11 near Saskatoon

A driver who was late for an appointment was made even later after being caught speeding near Saskatoon.

A member of the combined traffic safety unit caught the driver going 178 km/h on Highway 11 near Baker Road on Wednesday.

To make matters worse, the driver was in a rental vehicle.

The driver was handed a $1,000 speeding ticket and the vehicle was impounded for seven days.

Get daily National news

Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day.

Sign up for daily National newsletter Sign Up

By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.

Saskatoon police have not been able to explain why the number of excessive speeders is on the rise, but said nice weather and the lack of rain may be factors.

In 2017, police issued 746 tickets in Saskatchewan for people going 50km/h over the speed limit, 89 of those in Saskatoon.

According to preliminary data from SGI, there were 1,565 collisions in Saskatchewan during 2017 where speed was a factor, resulting in 582 injuries and 11 deaths.