A vehicle that failed to stop at the stop sign on West Harrison Street near North Plum Street was pulled over Thursday night, October 17th just before 11 and the driver was arrested.
Officer Lovely with the Plymouth Police Department was patrolling the area and observed a white Chevrolet Suburban fail to stop at the stop sign. The vehicle also crossed the center line and the officer initiated a traffic stop.
During his investigation, he believed the driver, Vidal Pena-Cardenas,42, had been drinking alcohol. Pena-Cardenas was given standardized field sobriety testing and then a certified chemical test. He had a breath alcohol level of .136 g/210L.
Pena-Cardenas was taken to the Marshall County Jail and booked in for operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol as a Class C Misdemeanor.
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