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(Memphis) - A Memphis man says an accident with a Memphis cop cost him the use of his vehicle and now he may lose it altogether because it's caught up in a storage fee fiasco. Austin Oliver is an accident victim and he blames the city of Memphis for his problems.

Describing the accident Oliver said, "I was half way across the intersection right here. Next thing I know is I got hit by a squad car and knocked me completely off Whitten Road onto Raleigh LaGrange."

Oliver was on his way to National Guard duty last August when a Memphis police officer's squad car rammed his SUV. On the scene witnesses said officer Michael Chapman was speeding, had no blue lights or sirens on until he got into the intersection. By that time, it was too late.

"I had the right of way and the police officer didn't. He got ticketed. I didn't but still the city is saying it's my fault and his fault at the same time and that's just not the truth," said Oliver.

MPD had his Dodge Durango towed to a private storage lot until the investigation was complete. A month later Oliver got a letter from the city attorney's office saying it was complete. They denied his claim for damages. They determined even though the officer got the ticket, both parties shared in the responsibility in causing the accident.

Oliver filed a lawsuit in civil court last October to let a judge settle the dispute but it looks like he's running out of time.

"My vehicle got torn up and it got stuck in a storage facility which is closing now and I have a storage fee built up of $2,800 and the city is denying my claim even though I was not in the wrong I was in the right," said Oliver.

Oliver only had liability insurance on his 2006 Durango. He was hoping money recouped from the lawsuit would pay the storage bill but the company is moving locations and is threatening to sell the vehicle if the bill isn't paid soon. He says he doesn't have $2,800 to pay for it.

"If I was in the wrong, then I wouldn't complain about it at all but being that I was not in the wrong we as citizens deserve to be treated better than what we're being treated," said Oliver.

Since there's a lawsuit pending the City of Memphis has no comment on why Oliver's claim was denied. As for the storage fee, the city says that's between the private company and Mr. Oliver. However, Oliver believes he wouldn't be in this predicament if the police officer hadn't damaged his truck.