My '07 GT got hit :(

I was eastbound on Airport highway in Toledo, there is contruction ahead and several signs saying left lane ends must merge right. Well, I was in the right lane and this Jeep comes flying around me, couln't get over to my lane in time and hit me. Knocks my mirror right off and dents up my fender.

I pull over and the guy is mad yelling "What the hell, your lane ends!!" I looked at him and pointed back to the signs and said: "No, look again, YOUR lane ends" He then looks back at the signs, relizes he is wrong and says to me: "How long have those sign been there?" I told him "about 1 month"

A witness then pulls up, (they were right behind me) and says to both of us "we saw the whole thing, we're siding with the guy in the Mustang, the Jeep cut you off when his lane ended."

Well, the police come, even though my car just got hit, I'm feeling pretty good because I not only have a witness, but I have the sign saying his lane ended. This is where the story gets irate for me. The guy that hit me immediatly pulls his daughter out of his Jeep (she must be 3 or 4) and starts kiss assin with cop with his little girl. You know, the "You wanted to say hi to the officer (in his baby talk voice) and all that other garbage" After hearing our stories, the officer looks at me and says "I think you were in the wrong." WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I said to the officer "What do you mean, his lane ends, look at the signs!" The cop says "I didn't see the sign, I'll go look at them" So she takes off to see the signs and comes back a minute or two later. She looks at me again and says "well, I still think you were in the wrong because I think those signs are wrong." WTF!!!!!!!!!!!!!

After hearing this, of course I am boiling inside, but I maintain my composure and say: "M'am, with all due respect, if those sign are wrong, why have they been up for a month, why did they grind the old line off of the road and repaint new ones showing the left lane ends, and I even have a witness saying HE sped up and cut me off" She says: "well, uh,... well,,... (pauses for awhile).. I'm not going to cite anyone because I believe the sign are wrong"

Well, that's my story. I've been attempting to contact the captain of the police dept. since it happend but to no avail. I was thinking of showing these photos and the story to the local TV station. Here's some of the photos:

(Well, I can't figure out yet how to post my photos, I'll figure it out soon. Unless someone wants me to email them so they can put them up)

I talked with my insurance today. Without a report I pay the deductable and they pick up the rest. (I risk my rates going up). Or, I contact his insurance and file a claim. Again though, without a report, they may laugh at me.

I stopped in in at the dealership to schedule an appointment for an estimate. I told some of the guys the story while we were staring at the car and they just laughed. They couldn't believe it either.

Right past the Reynolds road sign (you can see it better in the second picture), are a bunch of construction barrels. About 1/8 of a mile past the intersection is where it runs into 1 lane. The construction company ground off the old lines and placed new lines. (Showing the left lane ends.) I was in the right lane SINCE I HAD LEFT WORK for the day. I NEVER went into the left lane. I'm not one of the dick's that runs up the lane that everyone knows is ending then cuts in.

As you can clearly see, the road is very clearly marked by two bright orange sign signaling the left lane is ending. After the sign, the ground markings, as stated before, have been redone to show the lane ends.

The guy in the Jeep was passed the intersection (where is starts to recede to one lane, guns it and pulls over and hits me. As stated I even have witnesses that I provided to the officer that backed my story.

After I talking with the officer, i had pointed those signs out (1st post). Those are the ones that I said she had walked over to then stated, I think those sign are wrong" You know the rest of the story from here.

(Thanks BigCat for the pic posting)

You know, I'm really really tempted (if speaking to the superiors at the police station doesn't work) to take these pics, along with the witnesses phone number, and this story to the local TV station. Somehow I think they would like a story like this. Kind if like the "Outrageous segment of the day" type thing.

small claims court

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Would probably end up costing me more than my deductable

Small update (I'll fill the rest in later, it's pretty interesting) After spening LITERALLY 3 hours over two seperate trips to the police station; they found they other guy at fault. BUT, covering themselves (and I believe her pride), she still insists the signs were wrong and is leaving that in the report. She still refuses to cite the other guy. I told them their were false statement(s) in the report, and found out that the police NEVER ONCE attempted to contact the witness. The Sergeant was very very very quick to point out to me that the report wasn't false, it contained "errors". After I caught these "errors" he pointed out to me that we are all human and make mistakes. I then told him that he should listen to the audio tape from the cruiser camera, he would find that these "errors" were in fact addressed by me to the officer during the traffic stop. I told him what the report says makes no sense. Like I said, I'll fill you guys in later tomorrow, I'll even get a copy of the report.