HOLY SHIT.
so last night, I'm heading home from highland, it's only about 1045 or so, and I'm on cherokee, towards grinstead. at the intersection, on the grinstead side and in my lane, there's a stopped box truck. it's been there for a while, it blocks part of the lane, so there's a cop car sitting there blocking traffic for it. no big deal. I go through the intersection, and I'm trying to get around the cop car/truck while avoiding oncoming traffic that's not doing much to help me. so as I'm getting around this, I bump into the cop car. oops. not good, ever. I drive on a little bit, 'cause I can't stop where I am, there are cars behind me, the lane's already partially blocked, and there isn't an actual shoulder on my side of the road, only dirt and then a ditch. after a little while, I decide there's enough room to the side for me to pull over so that I don't block the lane too much. I do so, and the cop pulls up beside me. what happens next is truly unfathomable. this policeman has decided that me contuining on as I did before I pulled over was me leaving the scene of the accident. LEAVING THE SCENE. I swear to god, I didn't even go a quarter of a mile. not even close. but he gets me out of the car, proceeds to bitch at me hardcore-style, then frisks me, CUFFS me, and puts me in the back of his cruiser. what?!?! this is insane. I'm in the back of his car like this for about 20-30 minutes when, after talking to his sergeant, he decides not to arrest me. but DAMN, was he close. so he calls my parents and they come to pick me up. while initially pissed THE FUCK off (naturally), once they hear my side of it they calm down. I mean...this cop told my dad that I had driven at least a half of a mile. TOTAL bullshit. this is all stupid...but I still have to go to court. I just don't know when yet. hey, we already have the name of a lawyer.