Nagpur: A late-night nakabandi turned into a near-tragedy on Sunday when a heavily drunk driver rammed his speeding car into police barricades near Veterinary College and Hospital, Alankar Chowk on North Ambazari Road in Nagpur. In a hair-raising escape, traffic police officers and staff on duty dodged death by inches, while the accused driver was left bloodied with multiple injuries. The operation, led by PSI Rajendra Bagde of Sitabuldi Police Station’s Traffic Branch, was part of a special crackdown on drunk driving. What followed was sheer recklessness, the car smashed into the iron barricades with such ferocity that they were flung apart. A case has been slapped against him at Sitabuldi Police Station for drunk driving, rash and negligent driving, obstructing government work, and attempting to evade lawful action.