According to Plymouth Police, an officer observed the vehicle on Michigan Road at approximately 4:09 a.m. on September 27 and conducted a traffic stop near 5th Road and Michigan Road.
Police said the driver, identified as 21-year-old Angel Penaloza of South Bend, was found to be operating the vehicle while intoxicated and had never received a driver’s license.
Penaloza was lodged in the Marshall County Jail for operating a vehicle while intoxicated, operating without ever receiving a license, reckless driving and a warrant from another county.
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