James McKee, 51, was stopped by Indiana State Police in Vincennes around 9 p.m. on Wednesday for driving without lights or a reflector.
The trooper said McKee was driving the toy car “erratically and showing signs of impairment.”
McKee then failed a field sobriety test.
Local station WTHR reports, “tests at a local hospital indicated the man was under the influence of methamphetamine and marijuana.”
“Police arrested the man and took him to the Knox County Jail. He faces a preliminary charge of operating a vehicle while intoxicated with a prior conviction, a felony,” the report explains.
McKee has a prior conviction of operating a vehicle while impaired.
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