Mendoza arrested for driving without a license after traffic accident

A Plymouth man was arrested shortly before 7 a.m. Monday morning following a two-vehicle crash on Michigan Street at Plymouth Goshen Trail.

Patrolman Enyart was dispatched to the scene to investigate the accident. During the investigation, he determined that 20-year-old Phavel Ivan Mendoza of the 900 block of South Michigan Street was at fault. It was also determined that Mendoza was driving the vehicle without ever having held a driver’s license.

Phavel Mendoza was taken to the Marshall County Jail where he was booked on a charge of driving without a license. His initial hearing will be held on August 13 in Marshall Superior Court II.

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