An unlicensed driver from Mexico was detained for driving without a license after being caught at a Pilot gas station in Wildwood with a suspended tag on his vehicle.
A deputy saw a silver Nissan passenger car parked at a Pilot gas station at 493 E SR 44, Wildwood, around 10:25 p.m. Saturday, according to an arrest report from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office. A check of the license plate revealed that it was suspended outside of Tennessee. He observed the motorist, 48-year-old Domingo Lopez Lopez, who has an address in Tennessee, leaving the parking lot before performing a traffic check on State Road 44 and Interstate 75.
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Another deputy came on the scene and took over the traffic stop. He attempted to connect with Lopez Lopez, who did not understand English, and a Spanish-speaking deputy responded. According to the report, he informed them that he did not have a license and could only provide them with his Mexican identification.
Lopez Lopez did not have a Florida driver’s license or a license in any other state, according to the report.
Lopez Lopez was later arrested on charges of operating a motor vehicle without a valid license. The Mexican native was taken to the Sumter County Detention Center and then freed after paying a $150 bond.
