G23WAX wrote:ScottDLS wrote:steveincowtown wrote:dlh wrote:The detective looking into it should bust the driver of that vehicle for reckless driving. Glad you were not hurt.
Hopefully one of our current/ past LEOs will pipe up, I believe that you cannot be charged with reckless driving in Texas unless a police officer witness said crime.
To the OP. As other have said, always call first. In fact, I would have called at the first sign of trouble.
Intentionally striking someone with a motor vehicle would seem to be MINIMUM aggravated assault and possibly up to attempted murder. With six adult witnesses, it would seem the detective could make a decent felony assault case...
I might have been tempted to respond with 15 shots through the back windshield after being hit, but OP clearly demonstrated restraint. Trying to run you over is definitely a use of deadly force, and once struck, who's to know if they wouldn't go on and hit others... I might consider carrying a long gun more often if this happened to me...
Ha, I told my neighbor maybe we should carry our ARs when we walk from now on. I somehow think that would be counter productive haha
That's when the good old AR pistol in the tennis racquet case comes in handy. We have two tennis courts on opposite ends of our development. Easy to say, I'm just walking to/from the tennis courts. Using a 2 point (I get better stability out of the 2 point with a pistol) or 1 point sling as a "carry" shoulder strap, the case can just fall away for easy deployment.