A South Bend woman was taken into custody Monday evening after Plymouth Police stopped a vehicle traveling 71 mph in a posted 45-mph construction zone on U.S. 30.
According to the Plymouth Police Department, officers conducted the traffic stop around 8:19 p.m. on October 12, just east of Oak Drive.
The driver was identified as Carmen Carter, 39, of South Bend. During the investigation, officers determined that Carter had never been issued a driver’s license.
Carter was taken into custody and transported to the Marshall County Jail.
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