Man Nearly Hit Watertown Police Officer as He Police Tried to Stop Him for Drunken Driving

A Watertown police officers had to jump out of the way of a car when a man, who was allegedly driving while drunk, drove up on the curb to get his SUV into his driveway, said Police Sgt. Thomas Grady.

On July 5 at 1:24 a.m., Cambridge Police alerted Watertown Police that a man driving erratically was heading into town on Mt. Auburn Street.

Watertown Police determined the vehicle belonged to Allan K. Nkoba, 27, of 12 Willow Park in Watertown, using the plates of the Jeep Liberty. When officers arrived at the home, the SUV drove up, Grady said.

Nkoba sat in the car and tried to ignore requests by the police officer to roll down the window and speak with her, Grady said.

“Then he started to drive up on the sidewalk and the officer had to avoid being hit,” Grady said. “He then drove the car into the driveway.”

Nkoba then got out of the car, but continued to ignore the officer, Grady said.

“The officer had to stop him, and when she did she detected a strong odor of alcohol,” Grady said.

Nkoba refused to take field sobriety tests, Grady said, but police determined from the way he was driving that he was intoxicated.

Police placed Nkoba under arrest on charges of driving under the influence of alcohol and marked lanes violation, Grady said.