20-year-old charged after driving 226 km/h on Highway 1 near Brooks: RCMP

RCMP in Brooks, Alta., stopped a 20-year-old man driving more than double the posted speed limit Saturday evening.

An RCMP member conducting patrols on Highway 1 observed the vehicle driving westbound at the high speed at around 9:45 p.m. on Aug. 10, recording 226 km/h on radar.

It happened on the 2nd Street overpass in Brooks.

Staff Sgt. Chris Zanidean, who pulled the man over, said it was one of the fastest speeds he recorded.

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“It all comes down to public safety,” Zanidean said. The posted speed limit in the area is 110 km/hr.

Police said the car passed several other vehicles while driving at the high speed, putting other drivers on the highway at “significant” risk.

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An unnamed man from Brooks faces one count of dangerous operation of a conveyance under the Criminal Code of Canada and is due to appear in a Brooks court on Sept. 25.