Plymouth woman arrested for driving without a license

Sunday, May 5, 2024 at 5:58 PM

Friday morning May 3rd, at approximately 4:30, an officer with the Plymouth Police Department initiated a traffic stop on a vehicle traveling north on Michigan Street near Skylane Drive. The traffic stop was for moving and equipment violations.

The vehicle stopped in the parking lot of Speedway Gas Station. The driver was identified as Karen Turcios-Martinez, 31-years-old of West Washington Street in Plymouth.

Turcios-Martinez had never obtained a driver’s license and had a prior conviction. She was taken into custody and transported to the Marshall County Jail and booked in for operator never licensed.

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