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06-04-2012, 11:55 AM | #1 |
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Another freaking accident - with a high speed chase!
Had quite an adventure this weekend so please excuse me for ranting. This past Saturday I finally coughed up the dough and had a full service detail done to my car - claybar, wash, wax, sealant, full interior detail, the works. Anyhow later on that day my girlfriend and I were going out on the the town, and planned to hit up the quarterly BMW meet in Houston. On our way, some a-hole on the freeway in a Jeep Wrangler decides he wants to turn into my lane, and side swipes my car leaving a huge tire/rim mark on my door, rear quarterpanel and sideskirt. I tried to flag him down but the guy wouldn't stop. I even pulled up next to him, honked my horn and tried to get him to pull over and he just flicked a cigarette at me.
Then the chase began. I started following him and got 911 on the phone. I told them what happened and they connected me to the sergeant and they wanted me to stay behind him. The guy figured out I was following him and tried to evade me LOL. He was driving like a d-bag, cutting across lanes, running all over town over several different highways. Several times I thought the guy was going to wipe out and either hurt himself or someone else. I chased the guy for 30 minutes with the police close behind me. At one point, he smashed into a light pole, backed up, and kept going. Finally, he tried to sneak away and park in a grocery store parking lot, but I saw him go in there. Then he burns out of the parking lot and goes the WRONG WAY down a 1 way street. By this time there were 4 cop cars behind me and I pointed out where he went. Finally I could slow my role, I drove a few blocks and they had him cornered. In hindsight, I still can't figure out why the guy was such a jackass and started running. If he had just stopped we would've just exchanged info and the police wouldn't have even had to get involved. I filed a claim with his insurance today, and the adjuster was even shocked to hear the story. I do wish I could have recorded some of the chase though - not every day you see a bright red M3 flying down a street c with 4 cop cars on his tail chasing down a douchebag in a jeep. |
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Wouldn't just getting his tag have been easier?
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06-04-2012, 12:34 PM | #8 |
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yea but you cant really do much with just the license plate. How would I have used that to figure out his insurance company and all that? Not to mention the plates couldve been in someone else's name.
But yea they pretty much told me to follow him. In Houston they won't do anything from a license plate, they need to stop the guy with you there as a witness for the charges to stick. |
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06-04-2012, 12:46 PM | #12 |
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I know in NC if you chase him and he wrecks it is your fault. I had a buddie that got side swiped in a Lexus IS350 and the 911 dispatch told him that.
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As to this story, gotta admit my BSometer has climbed toward redline and outside of it being Texas where they can be pretty old school in places prolly would have hit the limiter. |
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Wow I like the ending... Subscribed for pics!
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it's houston. everyone drive like an idiot on the highways here. when i am in my 3/4 ton, lifted 4x4, no worries, but anything little is dangerous.
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06-04-2012, 01:51 PM | #20 |
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^ +1 - wish i could have a video..
should i have chased the guy? prob not. Was it safe? Hell no! But at the time I wanted to make him stop and accept responsiblity for f'ing up my car. The cops made no indication that I shouldn't have been following him, and they were on the phone with me the whole time as I spat out our location and what the guy was doing the whole time. Luckily nobody got hurt and I didnt cause any additional damage to me, my car or anyone else. |
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I'm suprised the dispatcher didn't tell you to shoot him. I lived in Houston fir 4 years, and given the details and how The wonderful country of Texas is, it sounds legit. Texas is very unique.
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