A Mexican transport truck driver is facing an impaired driving charge after being stopped on the 401 near Aikins Road in Quinte West.
Ontario Provincial Police say they received a complaint that a transport truck travelling westbound did not have its lights on and had difficulty staying in its lane.
Police say they conducted a traffic stop near Wooler Road in Quinte West where a standardized field sobriety test was administered, which the driver failed.
The driver was brought to the Lennox and Addington detachment, where he underwent a series of tests with a drug recognition expert.
Heinrich Blatz, 42, of Cuauhtémoc, Mexico has been charged with impaired driving.
He was released and is scheduled to appear in a Belleville courtroom on Feb. 3. His truck was impounded for seven days.