Man facing charges after Bike Unit police officer assaulted

A 39-year-old man is facing charges after a police officer with the Bike Unit was assaulted Tuesday evening.

Saskatoon police said in a release that at about 8 p.m., a member of the Traffic Unit stopped a vehicle in the area of Broadway Avenue and Ninth Street East after observing it travelling 70 kilometres per hour above the posted speed limit.

The driver was issued a ticket and his vehicle was seized.

A sergeant with the Bike Unit went to the scene to help out as the driver and lone occupant of the vehicle was becoming aggressive.

As members cleared the area, the bike sergeant was also trying to leave as the man continued to scream at him.

As the officer was waiting for vehicles to clear the intersection, the man ran over and struck the officer, resulting in the officer falling off his bicycle.

The officer was able to quickly get up in an effort to protect himself and was able to take the man into custody.

The officer sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries as a result of the assault.

The 39-year-old man is charged with assaulting a peace officer.