Cop Pulls over a Car, but When the Driver Rolls down His Window, His Life Changes Forever- Inspiring Story

Michael Patterson, who loved his work, was a state trooper. He was pulling a vehicle over on a regular day on the highway for tinted windows that were way too dark. However, he was unaware that it was not going to be a regular stop. It would turn out to be something unexpected and something that he would not forget for the rest of his life.

It was supposed to be a simple job. Unfortunately, there was no way for him to know who he was going to encounter. Once the window rolled down, a conversation began that would forever alter the life of both men… And all of this was due to the tinted windows.

When Michael Patterson began his day, he assumed that this day, like all the others, would be a normal day as well. Most of his work as a state trooper was to keep the roads and highways secure. He spent a great part of his day pulling over individuals when they broke the rules.

When you perform a traffic stop once, you have performed a traffic stop a thousand times. He notices the offense, pulls over the vehicle, and writes a ticket. There is nothing unique about it. Especially since most offenses are usually speed related, so it gets stale pretty fast. Along with the fact that he has to deal with individuals who are, obviously, not happy to see him.

He noticed a car standing out when he was patrolling the Kingwood Township Highway. It was a beautiful summer day at the beginning of June and he was hurried by a white BMW on the other lane next to him.

The BMW, unlike most of the stops he generally made, did not speed or drive erratically. The car instead had windows that appeared to be tinted far beyond the legal limit. He wondered how in the world the driver could even see through them.

Most people are tinting their windows, and this is not a big deal. Sometimes, though, when they’re so dark they can’t see through them, it turns into a large deal. If you tint your windows too much, you will restrict your visibility.

That’s what was going on here, so Michael realized that he was required to figure out what was going on. He didn’t want anybody else or the driver to get harmed, so he had to do his obligation as an officer.

Usually, for tinted windows, you won’t be pulled over. Most of the tints are completely acceptable and something everyone uses to keep their eyes safe from the sun. However, it may occur but it’s definitely not your usual ticket.

You’re looking for a ticket if your tint is too dark or above the legal threshold! Cops are generally too busy to hand out tint tickets, of course, but not in this situation.

Michael chose to pull the vehicle over and check stuff out because of the somewhat shady tinting of the window. To turn his sirens and lights on, the 26-year-old state trooper flipped the switch and performed a stop. They were immediately notified that they were being pulled over and stopped at the end of the highway.

The driver was waiting for the usual scenario, an unfortunate fee to be paid and an officer scolding. That wasn’t what happened at all, though.

As he got out of his vehicle to talk to the BMW driver, Michael left his lights flashing. He was a nice guy; generally he was very friendly with the individuals he pulled over even though they still had difficulty with the law.

So the two men started chatting when Michael walked over to the front windows of the BMW and met the driver. Both of them began to discover stuff about each other and eventually made an amazing discovery.

The driver was quite upset when Michael pulled him over. He realized he wasn’t speeding or anything like that, so it was just mildly awkward when he heard it was because of his tint.

And the insane thing is that he was supposed to know precisely what the legal limit was. Would you like to understand why? You are going to be astonished!

The guy used to be a policeman himself, as it would turn out. He was used to the laws because before he retired he was a policeman for 30 years. He loved his job and it was a big deal for him

It wasn’t one of his finest moments to get pulled over for a tint job. He knew how to handle it, however, so it wasn’t going to be too large of a deal. Or so he was thinking.

The cop didn’t try to get in trouble with another cop, he just really enjoyed how his BMW looked like with the tint. He wasn’t going to put up a battle when he found out that it was actually beyond the legal limit.

He realized he was required to fix it so it wasn’t going to be so dark, he just needed to speak to the individuals who put it on

When Michael found out the guy was a policeman, a discussion began that was fairly simple to keep up with. Meeting a cop out while on duty was fairly cool, and so they began a discussion about the job.

In just a few minutes, they were able to bond, and it turned out to be one of Michael’s most significant discussions in his life. It would alter his life in an unbelievable way.

The interaction of the men was caught on the body cam of Michael and also on the cameras of his vehicle. He was so grateful later to have a record of what turned out to be an encounter he would get only once in a lifetime. For several minutes, the two men chatted, and Michael learned everything about the driver

What was supposed to be a routine traffic stop continued to get longer and longer. The name of the driver was Matthew Bailly, and he was also a policeman.

In fact, Matthew Bailly retired as a police officer. The two guys still had a lot in common, though. Meeting a fellow policeman was always lovely, particularly by chance on the job during a regular day.

Matthew started explaining that in another city, not too far away, he had worked for the force. He was about 40 miles away from their present place – from Piscataway. When Michael heard this piece of information, he couldn’t imagine what would follow.

They began to talk about things that were random. It was all about their jobs at first. They spoke of being policemen and the crazy things they’d see every day. As they spoke of this, the history of the driver started to unfold

He wasn’t recognized by Michael, so he asked if he was a policeman in the same town. The guy said he was not. It wasn’t until he told Michael where he was from that Michael gasped

Michael spoke to the person and learned that Matthew was his name. Well, Matthew said he wasn’t in the same town, but in a few cities away he was actually a policeman as well. Michael was surprised when he said where.

It was a city in which he was born. And in reality, in the city, his mom still resided. He was so amazed that in his home town this policeman was the one who was once patrolling the streets.

When Matthew questioned how old Michael was, asking someone older like that seemed like a very weird issue. But as they discovered that they were from the same city, Michael began to have some doubts.

He knew about a couple of cops in the city, but he wasn’t sure if it could be the same policeman he was thinking about. He might have saved his life if it was.

There was a weird event that occurred twenty-six years ago. It was nothing like it was supposed to be, and in the craziest tale ever Michael was born. He had never told anybody about this, though.

So when Matthew, the guy he pulled over, began to ask questions, it took him time to find out everything. Could that be what he thought it was?

His ears were automatically perked up when Michael heard that Matthew was from Piscataway. It’s been his home town! What were the chances he ran into a fellow officer from his hometown?

Now that they knew how much they had to talk about, the two people discovered it was extremely simple to continue their discussion. Michael was so pleased to inform him he was born in Piscataway and knew the city very well.

When Matthew found out that the trooper was born back in 1991 in Piscataway, he had to get more information. He remembered an incident that took place almost 30 years ago and wanted to understand if Michael was somehow engaged in it.

Michael disclosed that the 5th of October 1991 was his birthday. Matthew was could not believe what he heard. He immediately shot another question back, wondering on which road he grew up in Piscataway

He was sitting and wondering, but Michael was fairly sure it was precisely who he thought it was. They would have to come to the realization themselves, of course. They began to outline the details of what occurred over twenty-six years ago one night

As they began relaying it out, they realized in a totally unlikely turn of events that they might have encountered before. It’s about to get insane.

The suspicions of Matthew were verified when he heard the answer to the question from Michael. Michael grew up on a road called Poe Place, the same place where on October 5th, 1991, a then still young policeman Matthew was called upon.

Matthew could not believe that he might very well have been met by this state trooper years earlier. He leaned out of his window a little further to inform Michael of the whole story — a tale he had been holding close to his core for years.

Matthew vividly recalled Poe Place. It was a small, dead-end road in the small town that was likely not known to most individuals. Back when he was a brand new police officer, on that road, Bailly went to respond to a call

At that time, he was still a rookie, young and with only four years under his belt. When he received a call from dispatch that sent him to Poe Place, he was on patrol in the tiny town.