Mendoza arrested for operating without a license following traffic accident

Monday, July 15, 2024 at 11:05 PM

By Kathy Bottorff

A Plymouth man was arrested following a two-vehicle accident on Michigan Street at Plymouth Goshen Trail Monday morning just before 7.

Patrolman Enyart was dispatched to the accident site to conduct an investigation. During the investigation, he found that Phavel Ivan Mendoza, 20, of the 900 block of South Michigan Street was at fault. It was also determined that Mendoza was operating the vehicle without ever having a driver's license.

Phavel Mendoza was transported to the Marshall County Jail where he was lodged on charge of operating a vehicle without ever receiving a license. He will appear in Marshall Superior Court II on August 13 for his initial hearing.

Readers are reminded that charging information supported by an affidavit of probable cause is a mere allegation that a crime has been committed and that there is only probable cause to believe a crime has been committed. They are presumed innocent throughout the proceedings and are entitled to be represented by counsel and entitled to a trial by jury at which the State is obligated to provide proof beyond a reasonable doubt before a judgment of guilt may be made.