Providence, RI : Cumberland man charged with drunk driving four times in day and half on Sunday September 14th 2014

A Cumberland man has been charged with drunken driving four times in just a day and a half. John Lourenco, 53, was arrested once in Providence on Sunday and three times in Cumberland on Monday – smashing three of his vehicles in collisions with other cars and a tree. For the first three arrests, Lourenco was released with summonses to the custody of his parents, until he was finally held for arraignment at District Court on Tuesday. At one point, a breathlyzer clocked him at nearly three times the legal limit for alcohol. Cumberland Police Capt. Douglas Ciullo said he’d never seen anything a streak like this before — and hoped he never saw it again. Lourenco’s travels began mid-morning Sunday in Providence, where his Dodge pickup crashed into a Pawtucket family’s SUV and injured two small children. A 4-year-old boy and 6-year-old girl riding in the SUV’s backseat were treated at Hasbro Children’s Hospital and released. Lourenco was treated at Rhode Island Hospital, where he was put in restraints after threatening an officer and tossing a bottle filled with urine at staff, according to police. Then, he was released with a summons for driving under the influence. Lourenco returned home to Cumberland, where, police say, he began Monday morning with a crash. Lourenco was arrested at 7 a.m. after crashing a Chevy sedan into another car on Mendon Road; he submitted to a breathlyzer, which found his blood-alcohol content at .220. (The legal limit is .08). He was charged with drunk driving and released to his parents. He was arrested again at 11 a.m. when an officer saw him driving an old Plymouth Barracuda erratically on Tower Hill Road. Lourenco was taken to Landmark Hospital, submitted to a blood test and was released to the hospital’s custody. Lourenco left the hospial and started driving his dump truck. At 5 p.m., he crashed it into a tree at Wrentham and Jencks roads, Ciullo said. Lourenco was returned to the hospital, where he submitted to another blood test and was held for court. Lourenco faces numerous charges from Cumberland and Providence, including reckless driving, refusing a breathlyzer, driving under the influence, and no evidence of insurance. He was arraigned on the three Cumberland cases Tuesday and was released on $25,000 surety bail. He faces Providence’s case on Sept. 24. Source : Cumberland man charged with drunk driving four times in day and half