Dangerous driving charges laid after driver nabbed going 226k/h

By Kayla Butler

Posted Aug 12, 2019 11:59 am.

Last Updated Aug 12, 2019 1:03 pm.

BROOKS –  A 20-year-old man is facing dangerous driving charges after Brooks RCMP caught him going over double the speed limit on Highway 1.

Shortly before 10 p.m. Saturday, a Mountie was patrolling Highway 1 when the young man sped by. The radar gun clocked the driver at 226 km/hr.

The driver from Brooks is facing one count of dangerous operation of a conveyance and is scheduled to appear in court at the end of September.

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