Saskatoon police see busy weekend on city roads

Saskatoon police had to handle a number of calls related to impaired or reckless driving over the weekend.

Late Saturday, police arrested a 17-year-old boy after his father reported him for taking his pickup truck without permission and driving drunk.

Sunday night saw officers called around 9:30 p.m. to a crash at Circle Drive and Taylor Street.

Witnesses said a 26-year-old man was speeding and driving erratically when he lost control and hit the centre meridian.

Police charged the man with impaired driving and driving with a blood-alcohol level over .08.

Man charged with stealing SUV after police chase

Police also spent a chunk of the weekend chasing down a stolen SUV.

It started with a call to police around 9 p.m. Saturday reporting a Ford Edge stolen from the 400 block of Tait Court.

Then, police got another call Sunday evening from a family member of the vehicle’s owner, reporting that the SUV had been spotted near Avenue N and 22nd Street.

Police responding to the tip found the SUV on the 100 block of Avenue S South. A brief chase came to an end when the driver of the SUV lost control and hit a snowbank.

From there, police said the man took off on foot with several officers and a police dog in pursuit.

Officers reportedly caught up and arrested him after he broke into the porch of a home.

The 30-year-old suspect is charged with theft of a motor vehicle, dangerous driving, forcible entry and breach of probation.