PLYMOUTH — On Dec. 4 at 8:32 p.m., an Officer with the Plymouth Police Department was traveling
South on Michigan Street in the area of Harrison Street when he noticed a vehicle traveling North on Michigan Street that appeared to be going greater than the posted speed limit of 35 mph.
The officer activated his radar unit and got a radar reading of 70 mph. The Officer turned around and attempted to catch up with the vehicle, but it had accelerated. The car finally pulled over in the parking lot of McDonalds in Plymouth.
The driver was later identified as Jose Perez, 28, of Plymouth. Perez was taken into custody for reckless driving. Perez said the truck next to him was challenging him to race them. Perez was transported to Marshall County Jail, where he was booked in for reckless driving.
Suspects are considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law.
