A Saskatoon man has been charged with impaired driving and issued a speeding ticket.
Officers spotted a Jeep travelling at a high rate of speed on Idylwyld Drive just after midnight on April 11. They also witnessed the driver run a red light.
A traffic stop was attempted, Saskatoon police said, but the driver accelerated and continued southbound over the Senator Sid Buckwold Bridge.
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Shortly after passing the 8th Street exit, police said the vehicle stopped and the driver was arrested.
The 31-year-old man is facing charges of impaired driving and exceeding .08.
He was also issued a $1,022 ticket for exceeding the speed limit by over 50 kilometres per hour and a $230 ticket for running a red light.
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