Police nab speeder on Chief Mistawasis Bridge going 65 km/h over limit

Saskatoon police hand out $1K ticket for driving 135 km/h over newly-opened bridged

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Caption: The SPS Traffic Unit recently clocked two drivers going more than 100 km/h across the newly opened Chief Mistawasis Bridge. (Guy Quenneville/CBC)

It's hasn't even been open for one week yet but Saskatoon drivers are already getting dinged for speeding over the Chief Mistawasis Bridge.
One driver was clocked going 135 km/h — the posted speed limit is 70 km/h — on Friday night, tweeted The Saskatoon Police Service traffic unit.

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The driver received a fine just under $1,000 and a seven-day vehicle suspension.
In the same tweet, the SPS reported that a second driver was stopped for driving 100 km/h over the bridge. The driver then flashed a hospital ID at the attending officer and said "but I'm a doctor."
The traffic unit has reminded drivers on its Twitter account to slow down and avoid distracted driving.