Post by Emily on Sept 17, 2006 23:33:39 GMT -5
I was on the highway in the high speed lane going 80/70, there was a guy riding my tail. I see a police officer up ahead pulling out of the emergency vehicle turn-around, so I adjust my speed and start merging to the right, since my exit was coming up. I checked my rear view mirror to see where the officer had gone and he was tailing the guy who was behind me, about 200ft back and still in the high speed lane. I got to my exit, but had to merge late because I was unable to get over in time - no one would let me over. Then right behind me I see lights, so I pull over on the side of the exit ramp. The police officer gets out of his car and comes up to mine and asks me where I'm headed, and I tell him, he then yells at me telling me that I got off the wrong exit for where I'm going, I started to tell him I had to pick up my ID for work that I had left at my aunt's house, who lives by that exit. But he interuupted me and started yelling at me saying that I was trying to elude him. He never told me why he was pulling me over and he never asked to see my license and registration, I handed it to him while he was yelling at me. He goes back to his car for about 5minutes and then comes back with a ticket saying that I was speeding, and then yells "YOUR DAMN LUCKY I DIDN'T ARREST YOU FOR TRYING TO ELUDE ME!"
I have a perfect driving record, now why would I do that?! And also, doesn't it seem like I'd speed up and try to get away when I saw his lights, not stop my car?!?!
I don't understand this, when I'm driving on normal roadways and a police officer is behind me, they've never stopped me and arrested me for "eluding" them because they never signaled for me to pull over! I knew he wasn't in the off ramp when I got in because I checked my blind spot merging into it and didn't see him, so I know I stopped immediately after seeing his lights. What, did I "elude" him because it took me 20 feet to come to a complete stop? He can't even begin to accuse me of that when he never had his lights on! Is this worth filing a complaint against this officer? I did everything I was supposed to do! I feel like from him yelling at me and trying to tell me I was eluding him that I would feel intimidated and agree to it, but I didn't, so he just yelled at me more!
I have a perfect driving record, now why would I do that?! And also, doesn't it seem like I'd speed up and try to get away when I saw his lights, not stop my car?!?!
I don't understand this, when I'm driving on normal roadways and a police officer is behind me, they've never stopped me and arrested me for "eluding" them because they never signaled for me to pull over! I knew he wasn't in the off ramp when I got in because I checked my blind spot merging into it and didn't see him, so I know I stopped immediately after seeing his lights. What, did I "elude" him because it took me 20 feet to come to a complete stop? He can't even begin to accuse me of that when he never had his lights on! Is this worth filing a complaint against this officer? I did everything I was supposed to do! I feel like from him yelling at me and trying to tell me I was eluding him that I would feel intimidated and agree to it, but I didn't, so he just yelled at me more!