SALEM – A Revere carpenter caught driving drunk for his fourth time on the Lynnway last June may spend up to three years behind bars and will lose his driving privileges for the next 10 years.David Veglia, 53, of 347 Rice Ave., Revere, made his plea Tuesday afternoon in Salem Superior Court, confessing to charges of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol, operating after suspension, subsequent offense, and leaving the scene after causing property damage.He was sentenced to serve not less than 30 months and not more than three years in state prison by Judge Timothy Q. Feeley.The charges arise out of an incident on the evening of June 3, 2009, when Veglia, driving a white pickup truck, rear-ended a vehicle on Lynnway at a stop sign and left the scene without exchanging information.The occupant of the damaged vehicle quickly jumped back into his car and began following Veglia down the Lynnway.In the meantime, State Trooper Thomas Matton was dispatched to the area after a concerned citizen reported a man driving erratically on the Lynnway. He pursued Veglia and pulled him over near Sonny’s Car Wash.The trooper reported that Veglia’s eyes were glassy, he smelled of alcohol and failed several sobriety tests.A fully charged stun gun and a switch blade were also found in the pickup truck by the state trooper, but those charges were dropped as part of the plea concession.Veglia has three prior drunken driving convictions dating back to 1988. His most recent was in 2002 out of Newburyport District Court.He also had his license revoked in 2003 and again in 2009.Assistant District Attorney John B. Brennan proposed a higher punishment of up to four years in state prison based on Veglia’s prior criminal record.Defense lawyer Lawrence M. Perlmutter argued for a House of Corrections commitment with no probation, but Feely felt a state prison term was more appropriateThe sentence imposed was forthwith, eliminating any current sentence he is now serving.The judge credited Veglia 385 days for time he spent awaiting trial on the case.