Almost lost my truck today.

[team39763]

I took my truck out to the gas station for some gas today and passed an off duty state trooper.  He didn't say anthing, but watched me go down the road(slowly I don't think I went over 20mph...the truck is just loud).  Anyway, after putting gas, I was parked at a friend's shop from 10:45 until around 3:30.  After that I slowly putted home.  Around 3 or four hours later a cop pulls up where my truck was parked(since 3:45) and turns on the red'n'blues.  They tell me they got 2 emergency calls about my truck racing through town just minutes ago.  They also tell me an off duty trooper witnessed me do a burnout through the middle of town and racing a buddy(that Camaro I beat in the videos I posted).  I let them touch my cold motor and they still insist that the state trooper wouldn't lie about it.  The trooper shows up and starts accusing me and threatens me that he can chemically match my tires to some marks on the road.  He tells me my truck isn't legal and I need to go buy my own land to drive on.  They wouldn't believe anything I said no matter what I showed them...I even had 40lbs of loose tools in the cab with me...so I wouldn't be racing anyway.  I was also on my 10 year old, dry rotted street tires...while my $2000 race wheels/tires where at home nice and clean....so why would I race on these piece of crap tires.  Either way, I wasn't racing and wasn't even on the road when the calls went in.  I do know for a fact it was my buddy in the Camaro because he called me after he ran through town at full throttle.  He's my buddy, so I didn't want to snitch on him.  The cops wanted to take the truck, but they didn't for whatever reason.  It's crazy.  What sucks is that I didn't have any way to prove that I didn't do it other than the tools in the truck, cold motor, and phone records showing I was talking to someone at the time, and witnesses who saw my truck parked for hours.  This sucks. That trooper is gonna be keeping an eye on me now and I'm on the cops "poop list" now....over something I had no part in.

[Captkaos]

I would call the trooper office and complain to the man in charge.

[team39763]

I was in a similar situation 4 years ago.  A friend in an black truck was jumping his truck over the highway(getting up to speed on the dirt road and going over the street and landing on the other side).  It got called in and I got pulled over because I had a a black truck.  I was told I was gonna get a ticket whether I did it or not.  He said if somebody calls in a black truck, I know it's you.  I called the office and the receptionist told me that some officers have the authority to do that.  The sherriff said he was too busy to bother with it.  So I don't think it'll do any good to talk to his superior.

[beastie_3]

Talking to the supervisor will do something. To the OP, it sounds like you had enough proof to back your innocence. Thats why you DIDNT get busted. They would have taken you in if they knew it was you. If I read correctly, they got calls about a Camaro, but they stopped at your truck? Was your buddy actually showing off in front of a truck similar to yours? Is there anything illegal about your truck?

[Captkaos]

There is no way they can give you a ticket without proof that it was you.  They are jerking your chain.  They would have to have your tag or caught you in the act.  Saying a black truck did xxxx and them showing up at your house with a ticket is harassment, next time have a recorder and inform him that you are going to record the conversation so you can have him discuss it with you lawyer.  He would have to disprove all the black trucks in the area and as they said they are going to be too busy to bother with that.

[team39763]

They claim they got calls about a truck racing through town.  They first went to my buddy's house and checked out his truck which was broke at the time(it's a huge brown monster truck that can't be mistaken for mine).  I asked them to bring their witnesses that can ID me or my truck(knowing this town they probably could get someone to say that crap).  I also offered to give them my tire for chemical analysis.  It just really bothers me that a state trooper would lie as much as he did and treat me as if I'm a guilty liar before he has any concrete evidence.  I smoked that Camaro on a legal track....I have no reason to race him for the third time...especially not on the street.  On top of that, I have his nitrous bottle here at my house waiting to be refilled, so it wouldn't even be a race worth wasting gas on.

[fitz]

.  I was also on my 10 year old, dry rotted street tires...

Not to take sides,but I would replace those tires before you get a ticket for them.
Many many years ago I tore through town in my camaro and the cops showed up at my buddy's house to talk to him about it (his Camaro was the same color). I still thank him for taking the fall (no ticket or anything, he just got the same deal you got "we know it was you, don't do it again).

[team39763]

My truck will see maybe 2 miles of street driving per year, so these old tires should work fine. They have decent tread, they're just old. I rarely go over 20mph when driving this truck besides racing. The only thing "illegal" about the truck is the open exhaust(with fake mufflers). Even with open headers it's quiet compared to a bunch of cars, trucks, and bikes around here. I plan to see our count judge and let her know about these bullying tactics.

[Irish_Alley]

heres the deal even if they can prove it was your truck they cant prove it was you. unless you say it was you or the witness points you out. like those red light cameras even tho its your truck and your are supposed to pay the outside company for catching you run a redlight they are easy to beat. to think of it its kind of like blackmail if you don't pay this tick we are charging you then we will report you to the courts.

[team39763]

the thing is, they can't prove anything because it wasn't me. I picked up my daughter from the babysitter nextdoor and my truck has been parked in the same spot for hours. Also the bank I stopped at has me on camera during the time the trooper says he saw me doing a burnout on a road I wasn't on. I'm just blown away that I could have gone to jail or lost my truck over something I didn't do. I think the cold motor convinced them. But what if I had just moved the truck and it was a little warm...I would've been cooked. I'm asking around to see what I can do to keep from being fingerd for something I didn't do.

[Irish_Alley]

nothing you can do to keep being fingered but like i said even if they see your truck that doesn't mean it was you they have to prove it was you, look at that guy who killed nat Holloway they knew it was him but they could never prove it and OJ "if the glove doesn't fit you must acquit"

[team39763]

I know why I got accused....my buddy was lying. He was actually in his truck racing through town after he fixed a trans issue. The cops touched his truck's hot motor and he said he had just turned it on.  So they went looking for the only other "hopped up" truck in town....mine which was stone cold when they touched it. I'm going to see the judge tomorrow to straighten this out. That trooper made up nearly every part of his story. He did kinda catch me and my buddy before we were about to race(both pulled to the shoulder) waiting for a car to pass....but that was 6 Years ago! I have witnesses during the times he said I was doing burnouts...I was caught on 2 different cameras and socialized with atleast 5 other people during the time he said I was doing big burnout in the middle of town.

[Irish_Alley]

If he saw "you" doing burn outs he should of done something then

[frogman68]

Small town cops suck
Years ago I had a 72 Cutlass just the stock 350 (but it could powerbrake ) I went fishing with a cop from the next town had my car parked at the high school came back around 2 or 3 am I had a ticket for Racing in the Street (in Nj that is 6 points). My cop friend (really I was employee for BS work) told me to fight it since if I was doing that they would tow it. Went to court and he showed up and told the judge we were fishing and why was the car not impounded when found . Judge "reduced" the ticket to careless driving 2 points and 120 fine. After that when the cops would hit the lights they would just walk up and hand me a ticket never asking me for anything (ID reg or insurance).

[topp]

By law, they can not even ticket you if they did not witness it and ticket you at the time of the offense.
It is also against the law for them to come to your residence and threaten you with ticket, impound, and or arrest....

I would contact a lawyer to protect myself if I was you, from FUTURE harassment, and possibly to file charges against the local authorities for overstepping the law.