Two drivers facing charges after alleged street race

Edmonton police have laid charges against two drivers, after officers clocked two vehicles driving at nearly three times the speed limit earlier this week.

On Monday, at about 9:30 p.m., an officer on a police motorcycle saw two vehicles speeding, and weaving in and out of traffic eastbound on 137 Avenue and Castle Downs Road.

Police said the Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG and a BMW M5 were clocked on radar travelling at about 160 kilometres per hour, in a 60 kilometre per hour zone.

The two vehicles were pulled over, and during the vehicle stop, two off-duty EPS officers also stopped, and reported they had seen the two cars speeding and changing lanes aggressively further back as well, on 137 Avenue at St. Albert Trail.

As a result, police have charged Ahmad Sayed Abou Alhassan, 26, and Jamal Ibrahim Smilley, 21, with dangerous operation of a motor vehicle.