Traffic stop reveals illegal fish

A Marathon man, stopped for speeding on Long Key, received citations for having over the limit and undersized yellowtail snapper in his vehicle.

Deputy Matthew Cory was on patrol at 11 p.m. Friday when he spotted a black Ford Expedition speeding northbound on the Long Key Bridge. The vehicle was traveling 83 miles per hour in a 55 mile per hour zone. Deputy Cory pulled the vehicle over and identified the driver as 50 year old Oreste Medina of Marathon.

Medina told Deputy Cory he had been fishing. He agreed to show the deputy his catch, which was in a cooler in the back of the vehicle. Inside the cooler, Deputy Cory found 25 yellowtail snapper, 15 over the limit allowed. Four of them were under the legal size of 12 inches.

Medina received citations for having over the limit and undersized fish. He also received a citation for speeding.

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