(Porter County, IN) - A driver who crashed at the scales for semi-trucks on Interstate 94 near Chesterton has been charged with being impaired.

According to state police, Saturday an SUV struck a metal entrance gate before striking several street signs and light poles in the scale lanes. Police said the SUV came to rest against a metal guard rail at the weigh station. 

According to police, the 28 year old driver, Lopez Monserrath, was trying to head back to Chicago but was actually driving at high speeds in the eastbound lanes instead of the westbound lanes.