Police crack down on speeding

Police ticketed seven drivers during a crackdown on careless driving and speeding between Sept. 30 and Sunday.

Four men were ticketed for speeding on Chief Peguis Trail, where the limit is 80 kilometres per hour, the Winnipeg Police Service said in a news release Tuesday.

The men, who were all in their 20s and 30s, were clocked going 137 km/h, 136 km/h, 138 km/h and 136 km/h.

An 18-year-old man was also charged for speeding through a designated construction zone at Abinoji Mikanah and Pembina Highway on Sunday just after midnight. He was driving 99 km/h in the 60 km/h zone, police said. When he was out of the construction zone, police say he was clocked going 152 km/h in an 80 km/h zone.

That same night, two motorcyclists (in their 20s and 30) were caught speeding on Lagimodiere Boulevard around midnight, going 165 km/h and 170 km/h respectively.

In addition to being charged under the Highway Traffic Act, the drivers were also given MPI serious offence notices, which could result in further penalties, such as licence suspensions.