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67 distracted drivers nabbed by Saskatoon police in one afternoon

Saskatoon police said a “whopping 67 drivers” were charged with cell phone offences on Thursday afternoon, including one woman for the second time in less than a year.
Saskatoon police said a “whopping 67 drivers” were charged with cell phone offences on Thursday afternoon, including one woman for the second time in less than a year. Paul Chiasson / The Canadian Press

Saskatoon police said patrol officers had a busy Thursday handing out distracted driving tickets.

Officers charged a “whopping 67 drivers with cell phone offences” during the afternoon, the traffic unit said in a tweet.

One woman was ticketed for distracted driving for the second time in 12 months and had her vehicle impounded for seven days, police said.

In another instance, the driver of a propane truck was ticketed for texting and driving.

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“No one should be texting and driving. But it seems particularly egregious when the texter is also operating this!” police tweeted.

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It wasn’t just distracted drivers police said they were catching.

A driver on Highway 14 just west of Saskatoon was caught going 76 km/h over the speed limit, police said.

He was handed a $1,089 ticket and had his Camero impounded for seven days.

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