(La Porte County, IN) - There were no injuries in a single vehicle crash in La Porte County by an unlicensed driver from another country.

 

According to La Porte County Police, the investigation shows the 24 year old man was traveling in a road construction zone on U.S. 20 near 300 West when he veered off the highway and struck a tree on Friday.  That stretch of highway is down to one lane in each direction because of the road work. 

 

Police said the driver told investigators, through a translator phone application, the accident happened because he swerved to avoid an oncoming vehicle in his lane of travel.

 

The driver, Lester Maradiaga-Garcia, is from Honduras.

 

He told officers he came to the U.S. in search of a better life and the car he was driving belonged to a friend, according to police.  The man, whose current listed address is in Elkhart, was given a summons to appear in court on a charge of driving without ever receiving a license in the U.S.  

 

He was identified by his identification card issued by the government in Honduras.