A Yucca Valley man was arrested driving a stolen vehicle.

Imperial Police Officer Octavio Ayala made a traffic stop at about 5:00 p.m. Monday after an automated License Plate Reader showed the vehicle traveling south on Highway 86 from Brawley. Ayala, with assistance from the California highway Patrol, made the high-risk stop near Highway 86 and Aten Road. The driver, Erick Hurtado, 33, of Yucca Valley was taken into custody with out incident and booked in to Imperial County Jail on charges of Possession of Stolen Property. Hurtado also has an outstanding warrant out of Oregon for Unauthorized Use of a Vehicle.