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Saskatoon man charged with impaired driving and ticketed $1K for speeding

Saskatoon police charge man with impaired driving and issue him a $1,022 ticket for exceeding the speed limit by over 50 kilometres per hour. File / Global News

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.

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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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