A 19-year-old man has been charged with impaired driving after a vehicle drove off the road and plunged into Lake Ontario early Saturday.

The driver was heading south on Lower Spadina Ave. when he failed to stop at Queens Quay and landed in the freezing water around 5:30 a.m.

Police said the driver was the only person inside the 2004 Mercedes-Benz SUV.

“He ended up in the middle of the lake,” Sgt. Jeff Zamit said from the scene.

The driver was able to exit from the passenger side of the car, according to witnesses who helped pull the man from the water.

He was first taken to hospital before being placed in police custody.

Divers from the Toronto Marine Unit pulled the SUV out of the water Saturday afternoon.

Hang Jiang has been charged with impaired driving and over 80 mgs operation.

He’s expected to appear in Old City Hall court at 11 a.m. on Feb. 21.

With files from Jessica Vitullo