An inoperable headlight led to the arrest of an unlicensed driver from Guatemala.
Rodolfo Lopez Velasquez, 30, of Wildwood, was driving a red 2005 Toyota Corolla at about 10 p.m. Wednesday when a Sumter County sheriff’s deputy noticed the non-functioning headlight and initiated a traffic stop near the intersection of U.S. 301 and County Road 466 in Oxford. Lopez Velasquez handed the deputy a Guatemalan identification card.
A check revealed that Lopez Velasquez has never been issued a driver’s license in Florida or anywhere else in the United States.
He was arrested for driving without a license and booked at the Sumter County Detention Center. He was also issued a warning for the inoperable headlight. He was released after posting $150 bond.
