Revere man arrested for fourth OUI sought ocean over arrest

REVERE - A local man facing prosecution for a fourth operating under the influence charge jumped onto the surf rolling onto Revere Beach rather than face arrest.

Suffolk District Attorney Daniel Conley underscored Terrance Paiva's potential menace to others on the road this week by noting that Paiva, 41, pleaded guilty in June, 2004 to motor vehicle homicide and a third offense of operating under the influence following an accident that killed Mark Ciampa, 41, who was a passenger in Paiva's pickup.

According to Conley, Paiva admitted to being intoxicated when he drove his truck into a brick wall. Prosecutors recommended a six- to nine-year jail sentence and Paiva was sentenced to four and a half years and lost his license for 15 years.

He had only been out of jail a short while last Sunday when he picked up the fourth charge of operating under the influence as well as a charge of operating with a suspended license and failing to stop for police.

A state trooper working an early morning road detail near Kelly's Roast Beef saw Paiva make an illegal left turn from Oak Island Street onto Revere Beach Boulevard. The trooper flagged down Paiva and noticed his eyes were red and smelled alcohol on his breath when she asked for his license and registration.

When the trooper returned to her cruiser, Paiva jumped out of his GMC Envoy and dashed toward the ocean, stumbling and sprawling on the pavement before running down the beach and into the water. The trooper aided by another trooper retrieved Paiva and arrested him.

According to the Suffolk District Attorney's office, Paiva told troopers while being processed for arrest that he was not drunk but high on cocaine. Prosecutors also said Paiva told troopers he had been drinking at The Cove, a beachfront bar.

He pleaded innocent to the OUI and other charges Monday in Chelsea District Court and was ordered held on $25,000 bail. Judge James Wexler ordered Paiva to return to court April 23.

“Clearly, this man is a menace and needs to be taken off the roads,” Conley said.

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