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Drunk driver caught going 185 km/h

Oct 15, 2015 | 9:34 AM

RCMP are encouraging people to slow down after an eye-opening traffic blitz. 

Over the course of three days this month, RCMP handed out nearly 1,094 tickets for speeding, 19 of those involving vehicles clocked at above 148 kilometres per hour. 

In one case, a 27-year-old man from Big River First Nation was caught driving 185 km/hr on Highway 11 near Prince Albert.

The man faces fives charges including dangerous operation of a motor vehicle, impaired driving, and driving without valid vehicle registration.