A 39-year-old man was booked for driving a truck at five times the legal limit on the Monaro Highway at around 7am on Wednesday. 

Patrolling police spotted the Isuzu truck swerving in the lane several times while travelling south on the Monaro Highway in Hume.

The truck was stopped and police spoke with the driver, a 39-year-old man from Forde. He told the officers he had been trying to switch seats with his passenger after driving all night.

The driver was subjected to a roadside breath test which returned a positive result to alcohol. He was subsequently taken into custody, and later returned a reading of 0.273 – more than five times over the legal limit.

The man was issued an immediate suspension notice, suspending his right to drive in the ACT for 90 days. The man was also issued a Court Attendance Notice and is expected to face the ACT Magistrates Court in March, where he will be charged with drink driving and other driving-related offences.