A drunk-driving check near the National Sports Club of India in Worli turned violent after a speeding two-wheeler mowed down a 30-year-old traffic constable manning a checkpoint, Ashish Nighot, and sped away in the early hours of Thursday.

In his statement to the Tardeo police, Nighot said, “Around 3.30 am, a Suzuki Access scooter came speeding towards the nakabandi from the direction of the Worli Lotus signal. I signalled the rider to stop. Instead, he accelerated.”