Mounties clock motorcyclist at 197 km/h during traffic blitz

A motorcyclist clocked travelling 197 km/h on Highway 28A near Fort Saskatchewan has been given a court appearance date for next month, Mounties said Friday.

The 25-year-old man from Edmonton was caught travelling at almost double the speed limit on his Ducati superbike on Monday during a traffic blitz by Fort Saskatchewan RCMP. On the same day, municipal enforcement officers clocked a Ford pickup truck travelling at 131 km/ h in a 70 km/ h zone on Highway 21 at 94 Street.

A 22-year-old woman from Fort Saskatchewan is scheduled to appear in Fort Saskatchewan provincial court on Nov. 1. The man is scheduled to appear in Fort Saskatchewan provincial court on Sept. 20.