Tiverton police charge man with DUI after reports of driving on several lawns

TIVERTON, R.I. (WLNE) — A Raynham man has been charged with DUI after allegedly driving over multiple lawns in Tiverton and knocking over a light post, according to Tiverton police.

Brian Brown, 35, was observed by responding police slumped over his steering wheel and unresponsive at the intersection of Blackbird and Lark Lane Thursday night at approximately 11:23 p.m.

Brown’s vehicle was observed to be running, and in drive with Brown’s foot on the brake.

A responding officer banged on the vehicle’s window and instructed Brown to put his vehicle in park.

Brown raised his head and moved forward after several attempts to alert him to place the car in park.

At this time, Brown’s vehicle nearly collided with a police cruiser and continued toward a house.

An officer broke the driver’s side window, put the car and park and ordered Brown to exit the vehicle.

Brown allegedly put the car back in park and moved forward again.

The officer reached into the car again and put it in park, and removed the keys from the ignition.

Brown was forcibly removed from the vehicle at this time and placed in handcuffs.

A strong odor of alcohol was detected on Brown’s breath, according to Tiverton officers and Brown admitted to drinking alcohol earlier.

When asked where he was, Brown told officers that he was in Raynham, Mass.

Several empty alcohol bottles were found inside Brown’s vehicle by officers.

Brown refused field sobriety tests, but agreed to a breath test, which he failed with a blood alcohol content of .211.

He was arrested and charged with DUI and transported to Newport Hospital for unrelated medical attention.

The incident remains under investigation and additional charges are expected to be filed against Brown.