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Charges Laid After Driver Clocked at 170km/h

On the night of November 5th, Corman Park Police Service spotted a vehicle that appeared to be racing another vehicle on the west side of Martensville. The driver was clocked at 170km/hr and a traffic stop was conducted.

CPPS members discovered that the driver had an outstanding warrant with Saskatoon Police Service and was therefore arrested. During the arrest, a significant amount of cash, along with cocaine was found on the driver, who was charged with possession of a controlled substance. The driver was turned over to the Martensville RCMP pending further investigation and the vehicle was impounded due to excessive speed.

Multiple Charges Laid Following Traffic Stop Near Martensville

On November 4, Corman Park Police Service received a hit for a wanted person associated to a vehicle that had passed by and registered on the patrol unit’s automatic license plate reader.

The member attempted to turn around and execute a traffic stop; however, the vehicle fled into a residential area on the south end of Martensville.

Approximately 20 minutes later, the vehicle was spotted by CPPS driving left of centre on RR 3054 south of Martensville, where a traffic stop was executed.

The driver was arrested for outstanding warrants from Saskatoon Police Service for drug trafficking. The driver showed signs of impairment and provided a breath sample into an ASD, which resulted in a WARN and the driver was issued a 72-hour license suspension and the vehicle was impounded for three days.

The driver is also facing charges of breach of conditions x2, possession of methamphetamine, cocaine and ecstasy, possession of alcohol in a motor vehicle and driving left of centre. CPPS transported the driver to SPS headquarters and was held for court to answer to the drug trafficking charges.

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