
A teen driver from Mexico was arrested after he was caught driving without a license.
Jose Felipe Pacheco Bautista, 18, of Fruitland Park, was driving a white Honda passenger car at 11 p.m. Friday northbound on U.S. Hwy. 27/441 when an officer noticed the car did not have a taglight illuminating the license plate, according to an arrest report from the Fruitland Park Police Department.
During a traffic stop, the officer learned that Pacheco Bautista, who is a native of Mexico, doe not have a valid driver’s license.
He was arrested on charge of no valid driver’s license. He was booked at the Lake County Jail and released after posting $500 bond. His vehicle was towed from the scene.