PORTSMOUTH — A Lincoln Avenue resident was charged with aggravated drunken driving early Monday morning after police say he drove off Miller Avenue and smashed into a stack of pumpkins for sale on a church lawn.

PORTSMOUTH — A Lincoln Avenue resident was charged with aggravated drunken driving early Monday morning after police say he drove off Miller Avenue and smashed into a stack of pumpkins for sale on a church lawn.



According to Lt. Dante Puopolo, the incident occurred around 4:13 a.m. and involved Thomas Brennan, 26, of 322 Lincoln Ave. driving off the road and onto the property of the First United Methodist Church.



"He hit a bunch of them," said Puopolo.



The 129 Miller Ave. church routinely places hundreds of pumpkins for sale on the lawn every fall as part of its annual fundraising efforts.



Police were notified of the accident by a passerby and once on scene issued Brennan a field sobriety test, said Puopolo.



He was charged with aggravated driving while intoxicated due to his high blood alcohol concentration at the time of his arrest, the police spokesperson said.



The city's public police log indicated Brennan's red Toyota Camry was towed away from the scene.



Following his arrest, Brennan was released on $1,500 personal recognizance bail and is scheduled to be arraigned in Portsmouth District Court on Nov. 13.