Colorado Springs: Black Forest Area
Got hit by a truck today, maliciously. Descending West on Shoup just before 83, I was going the speed limit, and riding on the far right side when a truck kept trying to pass despite oncoming traffic. Twice he got honked at by oncoming traffic. When the view cleared he began to pass, once he got along side of me he swerved right. The trailer he was dragging full of logs impacted my right side, released, then impacted me again. I swerved impracticability for a few seconds, but thinking of the other cars behind me, decided I best take the ditch. I rode down a ditch/ravine until I came to a stop. Knocked up on adrenaline and knowing there was a really long stop light at the bottom of the descent, I ran up the ravine, and rode down to the light. When I got there another car had pulled beside the truck, attempting to box him in, and was exchanging heated words w/ the driver. As soon as I arrived, the driver accelerated away, running the light. I got the license, and another witness took off in his car after the fleeing truck.
The police came, took statements from myself and the witness. The driver who had chased the truck returned, saying after honking and tailing the truck for a few miles, it finally pulled over. Apparently, the driver agreed to wait for the police. The chaser was able to get both the truck's and trailer's license and a full description of the driver.
An officer went to go talk to the truck driver, but when the officer arrived, the driver had fled once again.
I spent another 90 minutes waiting on the side of the road for the Colorado State Highway Patrol. I eventually called them again, and was told that since I was not injured, and there didn't seem to be any damage to the truck, there was nothing to file. They agreed to take a statement from me, but that nothing was to be done with it. I don't know what to do next, I have two witnesses to the incident and all there information, but the Highway Patrol says that, even though I was hit and the driver fled, since I didn't go to the hospital, it wasn't a crime. Is this legit?
There are other fishy details, like his tags registered to different vehicles, and the load/trailer being an illegal hookup, but I don't know what matters.
Got hit by a truck today, maliciously. Descending West on Shoup just before 83, I was going the speed limit, and riding on the far right side when a truck kept trying to pass despite oncoming traffic. Twice he got honked at by oncoming traffic. When the view cleared he began to pass, once he got along side of me he swerved right. The trailer he was dragging full of logs impacted my right side, released, then impacted me again. I swerved impracticability for a few seconds, but thinking of the other cars behind me, decided I best take the ditch. I rode down a ditch/ravine until I came to a stop. Knocked up on adrenaline and knowing there was a really long stop light at the bottom of the descent, I ran up the ravine, and rode down to the light. When I got there another car had pulled beside the truck, attempting to box him in, and was exchanging heated words w/ the driver. As soon as I arrived, the driver accelerated away, running the light. I got the license, and another witness took off in his car after the fleeing truck.
The police came, took statements from myself and the witness. The driver who had chased the truck returned, saying after honking and tailing the truck for a few miles, it finally pulled over. Apparently, the driver agreed to wait for the police. The chaser was able to get both the truck's and trailer's license and a full description of the driver.
An officer went to go talk to the truck driver, but when the officer arrived, the driver had fled once again.
I spent another 90 minutes waiting on the side of the road for the Colorado State Highway Patrol. I eventually called them again, and was told that since I was not injured, and there didn't seem to be any damage to the truck, there was nothing to file. They agreed to take a statement from me, but that nothing was to be done with it. I don't know what to do next, I have two witnesses to the incident and all there information, but the Highway Patrol says that, even though I was hit and the driver fled, since I didn't go to the hospital, it wasn't a crime. Is this legit?
There are other fishy details, like his tags registered to different vehicles, and the load/trailer being an illegal hookup, but I don't know what matters.