Suspended Drivers Caught Driving Around New Lenox: Police

Two drivers with suspended driver’s licenses were caught driving around New Lenox over the weekend, police said.

On Saturday morning, Lecean Mercer, 31, of Chicago was pulled over near the corner of Lincoln Highway and Gougar Road.

An “officer was running radar and observed a vehicle speeding,” police said. “The officer conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle. The officer learned that the driver, Mercer, had a suspended driver’s license.

Mercer was released after he posted bond.

Then, on Sunday afternoon, the police said they caught Michael Taylor, 31, of Joliet near the corner of Lincoln Highway and Vine Street.

An officer “observed a vehicle that had an equipment violation,” police said. “The officer conducted a traffic stop on the vehicle. The officer learned that the driver, Taylor, had a suspended driver’s license.”

Taylor also was released after he posted bond.

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