Saskatchewan RCMP arrest driver for travelling 200 km/h on Highway 1, fleeing officers

An RCMP cruiser can be seen in this file photo. (David Prisciak/CTV News)

A man from Calgary has been arrested after allegedly fleeing RCMP in Saskatchewan by travelling nearly double the speed limit.

On Wednesday, May 27, Moose Jaw RCMP witnessed a vehicle travelling at a high rate of speed west on Highway 1. RCMP detachments in Morse and near Swift Current were called in to assist.

The vehicle was found east of Rush Lake, with police reporting the driver was travelling over 200 km/h in a 110 km/h zone.

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RCMP attempted to stop the vehicle, but the driver continued travelling westbound.

A short time later, the vehicle stopped and the driver was arrested outside a business off Highway 1 in Swift Current.

The suspect, a 27-year-old man from Calgary, was charged with one count of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle and one count of fleeing police.

The accused was also ticketed for travelling more than 50 km/h over the speed limit – leading to a seven-day licence suspension, a 30-day vehicle impoundment and a $580 fine.