Cape Cod Man With 18 DUIs Drunk Again In Crash: Police

FALMOUTH, MA — A Cape Cod man with 18 drunk driving charges on his record was drunk again during a serious crash in Falmouth Thursday night, according to police. Francis Vierkant, 58, of Mashpee, crashed through a utility pole on the North Falmouth Highway near McMenamy Drive at about 8:17 p.m.

Vierkant was trapped in his blue 2005 Toyota Scion with serious injures, according to Falmouth Police Lieutenant Douglas DeCosta. First responders pulled Vierkant from the wreckage and he was medflighted to a Boston-area hospital.

DeCosta said Vierkant failed to negotiate a curve in the moments leading up to the crash. The vehicle veered off the road and slammed through the utility pole, sending live wires crashing down, DeCosta said. Vierkant's vehicle had "heavy" damage.

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"Alcohol appears to have been a contributing factor in the crash," DeCosta said in a statement. No charges were announced against Vierkant as of Friday afternoon.

Vierkant long history of drunk-driving arrests involved incidents in Massachusetts and Florida, police said. His driver's license had been suspended, police said.

Photo: The scene of a serious crash on the North Falmouth Highway in Falmouth July 20, 2017. (Credit: Falmouth Police Department)