A Hyundai Santro plying through EM Bypass late on Friday hit a guard rail and three police vehicles parked near Hiland Park, narrowly missing the police personnel who were on duty.
Suvendu Nag, 63, a resident of Purbachal Colony, was at the wheel of the car, in which people were returning home after a ceremony, Nag was arrested for rash and negligent driving.
Police said there could have been a serious accident if the cops on duty had not jumped out of the way of the speeding car.
Nag underwent a breathalyser test to check if he was intoxicated. But the result turned out to be negative.
“The elderly person was neither drunk nor sleepy... He said on seeing the guard rail, instead of the brake he had pressed the accelerator,” said an officer.
Three police vehicles — a night patrol motorcycle and two jeeps were damaged — he said.