The North Dakota Highway Patrol says a 54-year-old man living illegally in the United States fled on foot from a trooper Thursday during a routine traffic stop on Highway 2 in Minot.

The patrol says the officer stopped a car driven by 56-year-old Jose Flores-Sevilla of Las Vegas near the Minot Highway Patrol office just before 5:20 p.m. for disregarding a traffic signal.

The passenger, 54-year-old Luis Valdovinos, ran from the scene after the trooper learned he was living in the U.S. illegally.

Officers tracked down Valdovinos in a coulee near the Sanford Walk-In Clinic, where he resisted arrest, but a trooper was able to detain him.

The officers cited him for various charges.