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Vehicle clocked at 150 km/h after driver refuses to stop for Saskatoon police

Members of the Saskatoon police air support unit tracking a vehicle said it reached speeds of 150 km/h on Idylwyld Drive. File / Global News

Saskatoon police said speeds reached 150 km/h on Idywyld Drive after a driver reportedly refused to stop for officers and sped away.

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Officers said they tried to stop the vehicle in the area of 37th Street West and Avenue G North at around 4:30 a.m. CT on Thursday after spotting a possible equipment violation.

The driver refused to pull over when the officers activated their emergency equipment, police said.

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Members of the air support unit then tracked the vehicle and said it reached speeds of 150 km/h on Idylwyld Drive before it was abandoned at 31st Street and Idylwyld Drive after being disabled by stop sticks.

The driver ran away, police said, but was caught in the 200-block of 28th Street West.

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The 34-year-old Saskatoon man is facing dangerous driving, failing to stop and breach of recognizance charges.

Police said he was also wanted on outstanding warrants.

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