CANONSBURG — A Florida truck driver has been jailed for four days in Pennsylvania for not being able to pay a portion of the $17,000 fine he got for driving an overweight rig loaded with gas drilling pipe.

Francisco Amareles-Amareles of Hialeah, Fla., was arrested Saturday after police saw him drive his 40-ton rig onto a narrow road with a 10-ton limit.

Because the driver spoke broken English, police couldn’t be sure what he was trying to do. But they believe he mistook Alpine Street in Canonsburg for Alpine Drive, a rural road in Cecil Township.

A local district judge refused to release the driver unless he posted $10,000 to secure his appearance at a hearing on the $17,386.50 fine. The judge also issued an order impounding the truck until the whole fine is paid.

Canonsburg police Officer Scott Bashioum told The Associated Press Amareles-Amareles was driving for A.J. Logistics Transport of Concord, N.C.