I agree with all of you guys. definitely shouldnt have tried to run him off the road. what i was doing was matching his speed, keeping him between me and the center divide, so he couldnt make lance changes or exits. guess it was a heat of the moment thing, new car and all. definitely wont do that again. Also, he stopped, but didnt look at the damage. he just waited till i got out of my car, then pretended to get his insurance and drove off.
Just an update, Harbor police called me around 1 am last night to get a witness statement from me. We called 911 last night and the San Diego PD transferred the case over to Harbor Police about an hour later, who had already started a report because the harbor police officer who almost got hit radioed it in and they needed more information from me. They thanked me for getting the license plate number, make and model, and suspect description, but told me I should have stayed on scene to file a report with the police officer instead of giving chase; but if i hadnt given chase, we never would have gotten the license plate number, so it was a damned if you do, damned if you dont moment.
They told me regardless whether or not I decided to file charges, they were already planning to charge him with a hit and run and attempted assault with a deadly weapon for the close call with their officer.
I removed the front fascia and there was no damage whatsoever. I wiped off the paint from his car and my baby is still in good health
