Catching a Hit and Run Driver

I was on the freeway coming home from work the other day when I saw an accident. Several cars up somebody went shooting across from the left lane for no apparent reason, and they ran another guy off of the road causing him to hit a sign. A couple people stopped to see if the guy who hit the sign was alright, but the guy who ran him off the road kept going. Nobody was going after the hit and run driver, so I took chase.

So there I am in my work truck going as fast as it will go down the freeway with the truck tool boxes and truck rack. It must have been a sight to see. My truck was not fast enough to catch all the way up with this guy’s car, but I was able to keep him in my sights for a few miles. That is when he got off of the freeway at an off ramp. I caught up to him just long enough to get his license plates and then I called 911. An officer called me the next morning to tell me that they had arrested the hit and run driver and to tell me that the guy who hit the sign was OK. While I might not be some kind of big hero, that did make me feel pretty good.

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