Driver enters parked Conn. Police Cruiser counters and says the car came out of nowhere

WILLIMANTIC, N.C. – A woman leaving the Willimantic Brewing Company last weekend was arrested after hitting a Willimantic Police cruiser.

Nashaly Carballo of Willimantic was driving a Nissan Sentra on Oct. 25 just before 9 p.m. when she swerved and struck a police car on Main Street in downtown Willimantic.

According to the Willimantic Police Department, Officer Lacey Kloter was driving east on Main Street around the area of 850 Main Street when they observed a person with a sweatshirt over the person’s head. Kloter also saw a metallic tool being used to open the driver’s side of the truck.

According to Kloter’s police report, they were talking to the person when she heard a loud bang from behind.

According to Kloter’s report, the cruiser’s headlights and taillights were illuminated and it was parked in the eastbound lane of Main Street.

When Kloter went to investigate the incident, it was discovered that there was heavy damage to the front of the Nissan due to the airbags having deployed. There was also damage to the rear of the cruiser.

According to police, when asked for proof of registration and insurance, Carballo said they were in her phone but could not find it.

According to the police report, Carballo was not distracted by her cell phone and was wearing her seat belt. She also stated that she was driving forward when the police car came out of nowhere. According to the police report, Carballo did not realize she had hit anything, let alone a police cruiser.

When Kloter spoke to Carballo, she could smell the order of an alcoholic beverage on her breath, and her eyes appeared watery and bloodshot.

According to Kloter’s report, Carballo came from a bar on Main Street, which was next to City Hall.

The police report states that Carballo claimed to have had only three drinks and that she arrived at the restaurant around 4 or 5 p.m.

After speaking with Carballo, Kloter had her perform a series of sobriety tests. According to the police report, Carballo was unable to perform well during the tests because she kept falling out of place and moving her arms above her waist several times.

Kloter asked Carballo a second time how much alcohol had been consumed and was told three Long Island drinks.

“I asked Carballo what time she stopped drinking and she said around 10 or 11 p.m.,” Kloter said in the report. “It should be noted that at this time it was not yet 10 p.m.”

When Carballo was placed in a marked police car, she began kicking her feet at the officers and said she would not get into the cruiser even though she had already been arrested.

Carballo was then asked again what time she had started drinking and told officers it was between 4 and 5 p.m.

At approximately 9:46 p.m., Carballo took the first of two breath tests. The first BAC test result was 0.1533%, while the second, taken at 10:05 p.m., returned 0.1497%.

According to police, when Carballo was escorted to the police booking room, she told Kloter that she would remember her and that she was a bad person.

“Carballo was told she could have killed someone tonight,” Kloter said in the report. “Carballo then took a step towards me, raised her right fist and punched me twice in the face.”

Carballo was subsequently charged with illegally operating a motor vehicle under the influence of drugs/alcohol, obstructing an officer/resisting, assault on a police officer, third-degree assault, following too closely and two counts of not having with him of a registration certificate/insurance card.

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