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Motorcyclist caught doing deadly speed on rural Alberta highway

A woman on a motorcycle reached speeds of 224 km/h before being pulled over by RCMPon Highway 762 near Turner Valley on June 12.

Calgary woman, 26, reached speed of 224 km/h on Hwy 762

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RCMP say the woman caught speeding on Hwy 762 June 12 was doing 224 km/h on a motorcycle. (Robert Short/CBC)

A woman on a motorcycle reached speeds of 224 km/h before being pulled over by RCMPon Highway 762 near Turner Valley, June 12.

RCMP said an officer spotted the speeding motorcycle while patrolling therural highway that runs between Bragg Creek and Turner Valley, at about 5:40 p.m. It was was headed south on the highway,and the officer confirmed the speed of 224 km/hwith a radar unit. Thespeed limit on that single-lane highwayis 90 km/h.

The 26-year-old woman from Calgarywill appear in court next month in Turner Valley.