Winnipeg police say several drivers have been issued speeding tickets and charged with careless driving between Sept. 30 and Oct. 4.
WPS says officers were conducting targeted enforcement and noted that in some of the incidents, drivers were clocked going 50 km/h above the posted speed limit.
WPS says four of the incidents happened on Chief Peguis Trail, while one happened on Abinoji Mikanah and the final one happened on Lagimodiere Boulevard.
The first happened around 11:50 p.m. on Sept. 30, when a vehicle was allegedly travelling 137 km/h in an 80 km/h zone. The driver — a man in his 30s– was charged under the Highway Traffic Act (HTA) for driving carelessly and speeding.
Around 12:07 a.m. on Oct. 1, another vehicle was allegedly clocked at 136 km/h in an 80 km/h zone. The driver — a man in his 30s — was charged under the HTA for driving carelessly and speeding.
Less than an hour later, another vehicle was allegedly caught travelling 138 km/h in an 80 km/h zone. The driver — a man in his 20s — was charged under the HTA for driving carelessly, window tinting, and speeding.
On Oct. 3, around 12:32 a.m., a vehicle was allegedly caught travelling 136 km/h in an 80 km/h zone. The driver — a man in his 20s — was charged under the HTA for driving carelessly and speeding.
Just after midnight on Oct. 4, a vehicle was allegedly clocked at 99 km/h through a designated construction zone, which had a speed limit of 60 km/h. After exiting the construction zone, the vehicle was then allegedly clocked at 152 km/h in an 80 km/h zone. The driver — an 18-year-old man — was charged with driving carelessly and speeding.
Lastly, around 12:00 p.m. on Oct. 4, a pair of motorcycles were allegedly caught travelling 165 km/h and 170 km/h. Both riders — men in their 20s and 30s — were issued an MPI Serious Offence Notice and charged under the HTA for driving carelessly and speeding.
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