A 28-year-old Gloucester man was arrested after he allegedly crashed his car into a tree while intoxicated, armed with a loaded gun and driving without a license in the early morning hours of Jan. 6, according to Cambridge police.

Police responded to the area of Massachusetts Avenue and Vassar Street around 3:01 a.m. on a report of a car crash with injury. When officers arrived, they discovered Steven Germain, of 23 Mount Vernon St., Gloucester, outside his car, a green Jeep, which had significant front-end damage after colliding with a tree. Officers said it was “extremely obvious” Germain was under the influence; he was unsteady on his feet, using the car as a prop, and slurring his speech.

He reportedly told officers he had just left his job at a restaurant on Massachusetts Avenue after having a few drinks.

Another officer then spoke to a witness, a Lyft driver, who said he saw a green Jeep strike a pedestrian crossing the street with the passenger-side mirror, then take off at a high-rate of speed — approximately 40-50 mph — running red lights down Massachusetts Avenue before striking a tree. The Lyft driver said he had been following the Jeep to get a license plate. He also added that it looked like the driver was trying to flee before cops arrived after crashing into the tree, according to the police report.

While officers were assessing the damage, Germain allegedly said he had something and motioned to his hip. Officers found a M&P Bodyguard 380 loaded inside a holster in his waistband. After contacting emergency communications, the officers learned his License to Carry was valid, but his driver’s license was expired.

"Our officers went back to the area, but weren’t able to locate the pedestrian nor did anyone report being struck," said Jeremy Warnick, communications director of CPD, when asked if police could confirm a pedestrian was injured.

Germain was arrested on the charges of operating under the influence of liquor, carrying a firearm while under the influence of liquor or drugs and unlicensed operation of a motor vehicle.