64 SRT8 Dart
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So, my wife and I were on our way to getting some dinner and were in our Hemi Jeep. We were in the left lane of the the left turn lane and there was a guy in a 98 4x4 lifted Ram on our right in the turn lane.
As we were all going left, we were out front, probably at least 30ft or so in front of the Ram and I crossed into the right lane a little bit but corrected quickly. But like I said I was way ahead and nowhere near this truck.
Further down the road it narrows down to one lane and once we got to that point I was quite a bit ahead of the Ram but noticed he was speeding up.
He finally caught up to us and was riding us like crazy. I mean, the truck had a 4-6" lift w/35" tires on it and I couldn't even see his headlights through the rear window in our Commander! He was prob like 3-4 ft away and we were all doing 45mph!
The road we were on turns into a 2 laner with a turn median. Well he decides he wants to ride us then wips out to pass...in the turn median!! So, I floor it because there is a curve coming up and it's dark and there's no passing lane anyways. I pull ahead of him about 20 yards or so then slow down.
He comes back up and just keeps riding us then decides to pass again! So, I let him go this time and as he cuts back in I had to hit the brakes because he about took the front off our Jeep! Right after he cuts back in he jams the brakes on and brings us all to a stop in the middle of the street!
He tries to get out but is forced back in by another car that decides to go around us in the turn lane.
I'm like wtf is this guy doing, what's his problem....so I call 911 and begin to explain what this guy is doing.
So, he starts going again and as we're going he locks his brakes up again and brings us to a stop. About 15-20 seconds go by and he starts going again. We eventually end up at the T-intersection where we were gonna go right, but being on the phone with 911 we just pulled into the forward lane and stopped.
He pulled into the right lane, stopped, and got out.
He came running toward our Jeep yelling that we cut him off, and that it was because I was on the phone. Was yelling that I was on the phone and telling me to get off of it. I wasn't on the phone until I called 911.
About 3-4 minutes go by and he finally starts walking back to his truck. My wife rolls down the window and tells him we're on the phone with 911, he then yells,"Oh, yeah, roll down your window now!" Then runs back over almost getting mowed down by a car trying to go around his truck. Starts yelling again, wanting me to get out.
He ended up going back to his truck and backing up and pulling right next to us almost hitting the passenger mirror and starts yelling and flailing his arms and stuff and then drives off.
We went to the police station after we ate and filed a formal complaint where he'll get a ticket in person by an officer. If he denies it, we have to go to court and it's our word versus his.
Needless to say, after I described the man to the dispatcher, she kind of had a smirk and asked if we could indentify him if we saw a pic. They had 3 or 4 diff pics of him already in their system. Identified 100% it was him.
I just don't understand where he got that I "cut him off". I was always at least 30 ft in front of him even when I accidentally crossed the center line a little bit. Not to mention how could someone get so angry that I barely crossed the center line and corrected it quickly. I mean, I never came anywhere's even close to that dude.
Something wasn't right with him. And, he's getting a ticket now!
People are frickin crazy!
As we were all going left, we were out front, probably at least 30ft or so in front of the Ram and I crossed into the right lane a little bit but corrected quickly. But like I said I was way ahead and nowhere near this truck.
Further down the road it narrows down to one lane and once we got to that point I was quite a bit ahead of the Ram but noticed he was speeding up.
He finally caught up to us and was riding us like crazy. I mean, the truck had a 4-6" lift w/35" tires on it and I couldn't even see his headlights through the rear window in our Commander! He was prob like 3-4 ft away and we were all doing 45mph!
The road we were on turns into a 2 laner with a turn median. Well he decides he wants to ride us then wips out to pass...in the turn median!! So, I floor it because there is a curve coming up and it's dark and there's no passing lane anyways. I pull ahead of him about 20 yards or so then slow down.
He comes back up and just keeps riding us then decides to pass again! So, I let him go this time and as he cuts back in I had to hit the brakes because he about took the front off our Jeep! Right after he cuts back in he jams the brakes on and brings us all to a stop in the middle of the street!
He tries to get out but is forced back in by another car that decides to go around us in the turn lane.
I'm like wtf is this guy doing, what's his problem....so I call 911 and begin to explain what this guy is doing.
So, he starts going again and as we're going he locks his brakes up again and brings us to a stop. About 15-20 seconds go by and he starts going again. We eventually end up at the T-intersection where we were gonna go right, but being on the phone with 911 we just pulled into the forward lane and stopped.
He pulled into the right lane, stopped, and got out.
He came running toward our Jeep yelling that we cut him off, and that it was because I was on the phone. Was yelling that I was on the phone and telling me to get off of it. I wasn't on the phone until I called 911.
About 3-4 minutes go by and he finally starts walking back to his truck. My wife rolls down the window and tells him we're on the phone with 911, he then yells,"Oh, yeah, roll down your window now!" Then runs back over almost getting mowed down by a car trying to go around his truck. Starts yelling again, wanting me to get out.
He ended up going back to his truck and backing up and pulling right next to us almost hitting the passenger mirror and starts yelling and flailing his arms and stuff and then drives off.
We went to the police station after we ate and filed a formal complaint where he'll get a ticket in person by an officer. If he denies it, we have to go to court and it's our word versus his.
Needless to say, after I described the man to the dispatcher, she kind of had a smirk and asked if we could indentify him if we saw a pic. They had 3 or 4 diff pics of him already in their system. Identified 100% it was him.
I just don't understand where he got that I "cut him off". I was always at least 30 ft in front of him even when I accidentally crossed the center line a little bit. Not to mention how could someone get so angry that I barely crossed the center line and corrected it quickly. I mean, I never came anywhere's even close to that dude.
Something wasn't right with him. And, he's getting a ticket now!
People are frickin crazy!
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