County Police arrest Illinois woman for operating without a license after she fails to move over for emergency vehicle

Monday, September 30, 2024 at 11:00 PM

By Kathy Bottorff

An Illinois woman was arrested on U.S. 30 after she failed to yield to a parked emergency vehicle with its lights activated.

On Saturday, September 28th, just after 10 p.m., Deputy Matt Geiger with the Marshall County Sheriff’s Department and Reserve Deputy Dan Overmeyer, stopped a black 2022 Kia SUV on U.S. 30 west of King Road for failure to yield to a parked emergency vehicle with its emergency lights activated.

The driver, 32-year-old Ivania Zuinga Franco of Oak Park, Illinois, was arrested for operator never licensed. She was booked in the Marshall County Jail and held on a $100 cash bond.

Readers are reminded that charging information supported by an affidavit of probable cause is merely an 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.