Young was convicted earlier of charges of operating under the influence in Springfield and Holyoke.
SPRINGFIELD – A 48-year-old Agawam man pleaded innocent Tuesday in Hampden Superior Court to driving under the influence of alcohol, after having had two previous convictions for that same crime.
Brian Young of 89 Harvey Johnson Drive also pleaded innocent to five other charges, all stemming from two crashes in Agawam on May 9, 2011.
Young, who is held on $5,000 cash bail, had previously been arraigned in Westfield District Court and the case has now moved to superior court.
Assistant District Attorney Richard B. Morse said the prosecution alleges on May 9, 2011, Young struck the back of a car at the Agawam South End Bridge rotary and did not stop.
Young is alleged to have gone onto Route 57 and when he tried to exit he rolled his car over.
Police said they observed a large collection of vodka bottles strewn about the crash scene along with an empty and a full beer can.
According to the police report, a bystander stopped to assist Young, who tried to walk away, but the bystander successfully detained him until police arrived.
The two previous convictions listed in the charge of operating under the influence of alcohol as a third offender are one in Springfield in 2006 and one in Holyoke in 1990.
The other charges Young now faces are leaving the scene of a property damage accident, negligent operation of a motor vehicle, and operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license.
