An unlicensed driver from Colombia was detained after driving with her high beam headlights illuminated.
Stefany Marly Hernandez-Barrera, 23, of Windermere, was driving a silver Ford hatchback at approximately 8:30 p.m. She was pulled over on Tuesday, May 27, at U.S. Hwy. 27/441 and East McClendon Street for a headlight violation, according to an arrest report from the Lady Lake Police Department. During a traffic stop, she was identified using her Colombian passport.
The officer discovered that Hernandez-Barrera did not have a driver’s license issued in the United States. She had no documentation showing an address in the United States but claimed she was living in an apartment in Windermere.
She was arrested on a charge of driving without a license. She was booked into Lake County Jail and released after posting a $500 bond.
