An unlicensed driver from Mexico working as local roofer was arrested after running a stop sign.
A deputy stopped 20-year-old Roberto Carlos Linares Telles of Wildwood in a silver Nissan Altima for failure to stop at the stop sign at the intersection of County Roads 117 and 114 in Wildwood around 8 p.m. Tuesday, according to an arrest report from the Sumter County Sheriff’s Office.
Linares Telles told the deputy he did not have a driver’s license when asked, instead handing over a Mexican ID card. A check of his information confirmed he had no license, nor had he ever been issued one. However, he stated he currently worked as a roofer, the report said.
The native of Mexico was arrested on charge of operate motor vehicle without valid license and issued a warning for the stop sign violation. He was transported to the Sumter County Detention Center and released after posting $150 bond.