A speeding driver pulled over by law enforcement, handed a police officer a Mexican passport and said he had not obtained a driver’s license even though he’s been in the United States for a decade.
Francisco Hernandez-Vasquez, 37, of Leesburg had been driving 52 miles an hour in a 35 mph zone at 8:05 a.m. Sept. 10 on Rolling Acres Road at Oak Street, according to an arrest report from the Lady Lake Police Department. He handed the officer a Mexican passport and said that even though he’s been in the country for about 10 years, he did not have a driver’s license of Florida identification card.
He was booked at the Lake County Jail and released after posting $500 bond.