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The driver was issued a mandatory court appearance summons.
This was one of several speeding incidents police responded to over the weekend.
TES Staff Sgt. James McLeod said in the release that some drivers were using city streets as their own personal speedway.
“We understand that many citizens are likely experiencing cabin fever to the max these days, as a result of being stuck at home during the pandemic,” he said. “That, however, doesn’t give anyone the right to hit city streets and drive with reckless abandon, placing themselves and others around them in serious jeopardy. It’s not going to be tolerated.”
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Danny Au takes his regular stroll along the Fort Edmonton Footbridge in southwest Edmonton.(Adrienne Lamb/CBC)