Mekarthi Arrested After 70 MPH Traffic Stop During 50 MPH Traffic Stop, Operator Never Licensed | News

On the morning of May 4, 2024, at approximately 5:27 a.m., a Plymouth Police officer conducted a traffic stop on a vehicle that was traveling 70 mph in a posted 50 mph zone. It was found that the driver of the vehicle, Satyanarayana Mekarthi of Chicago, had never obtained a valid driver’s license. Mekarthi was placed under arrest and booked into the Marshall County Jail for driving a vehicle without ever obtaining a license.

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