City police arrest three for operating without driver's licenses

Three people were arrested this weekend by officers with the Plymouth Police Department for driving without a license.

On Saturday at 1:20 in the afternoon, Corporal Ben McIntyre stopped a speeding vehicle at Lincolnway East and Kingston Road. During his investigation, it was determined that Eduar Almendarez Caceres, 20, of Web Street in Bourbon, did not have a driver’s license. He was booked into the County Jail at 1:44 p.m. and released at 3:40 p.m. after posting a cash bond.

Saturday night at about 11:15, Officer Witowski was dispatched to the area of Harrison and Fourth Streets for a report of a white Chevrolet passenger car that had driven through someone's yard. The officer located the vehicle at the intersection of Fifth and Madison Streets, and a traffic stop was conducted on W. Jefferson Street.

The driver, Cristopher L. Rodriguez-Flores, 37, of West Madison Street in Plymouth, was found to be operating the vehicle with a Blood Alcohol Content of .36 and was operating the vehicle without ever having obtained a valid driver’s license. He was arrested, transported to the Marshall County Jail, and booked in at 12:39 a.m. on Sunday for OWI greater than .15%, operating while intoxicated endangerment, and operating without a license.

Sunday morning at about 2:25, Officer Fisher was running traffic in the area of U.S. 30 and Plymouth Goshen Trail when he noticed a vehicle that appeared to be going greater than the posted speed limit of 60 mph. The officer activated the radar unit and got a speed reading of 97 mph. Officer Fisher was able to catch up to the vehicle near U.S. 30 and Oak Drive, where the vehicle pulled over.

The driver was identified as Cesar Corsega-Maita, 22, of South Bend. It was determined that he had never had a driver's license. Maita was arrested for reckless driving, driving without a license, and possession of paraphernalia and transported to Marshall County Jail at 3:10 a.m. and released on bond at 4:04 a.m.

Plymouth Police were assisted by the Marshall County Sheriff's Department and Lyons Towing on this arrest.

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