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Vehicle clocked at 112 km/h on McKercher Drive in Saskatoon

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Saskatoon police have ticketed two more drivers in less than a week for excessive speeding.

Patrol officers said a vehicle driven by a teen was clocked going 112 km/h Sunday evening on McKercher Drive.

The speed limit is 50 km/h.

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The 17-year-old boy was handed a $952 ticket and the vehicle has been impounded for seven days.

Officers also ticketed a driver and impounded a vehicle on Friday afternoon.

Police said a vehicle intercepted on Claypool Drive was going 113 km/h in a 60 km/h zone.

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Along with the vehicle being impounded for seven days, the driver was given an $832 ticket.

On April 2, a Saskatoon police officer on patrol in Martensville spotted a car going 121 km/h in a 60 km/h zone.

Police said parents and guardians need to talk to young drivers about the dangers of excessive speeding.

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