On July 23, 2016, I was hit on Interstate 24 East, by a driver of a Chevy pickup. The man had gotten on the interstate an exit after us. He cut off a trail vehicle and another motorcyclist that was behind me, before coming up beside me, yelling for me to "get the hell off of the road" and then cutting me off and sharing the lane with the motorcyclist in front of me. I wanted to get a tag number so that I could call the incident in to the police. I got behind the driver and just before the exit that we were going to get off of, I got into the right lane. The driver then crossed the double lines and hit the front end of my bike. I tried to slow down as quickly as I could before me and the bike went down. He then got back into the left lane and tried to get away. The other motorcyclists that I was with was able to follow him to the next exit and prevent him from leaving by boxing him in. The man told them that he didn't hit anyone and that he had to go. The local police department told those motorcyclists that they were wrong to have followed him. I have a fractured left ankle and tibia. I have a shattered left femur and knee. I have a broken right shoulder. We don't want to talk about all of the road rash. This man was only cited with speeding, immediate notification, and leaving the scene of an accident. What we need in order to be seen, is a harsher punishment for these motorists. They clearly have no regard to our lives while we are out enjoying something that brings us peace and joy. If they know that the punishment were harsher for not paying attention or even hitting us on purpose, then maybe they will respect the law a little more. We could be the one that passed a back pack full of school supplies to their child or children for free. We could be the person that purchased a toy for their child or children because they weren't able to provide. They fail to see that we serve our community in such ways. We work with the Department of Human Services and other Not for profit organizations. We are people too. We have jobs, families, degrees, and it just so happens we have a passion for bike riding too. Unfortunately, my life is placed on hold. I have to depend on other to help me get from one place to another, go to the bathroom, bathe, financially, etc. The man that hit me, well he is still living his life without any handicaps. We need to send a message to these drivers. We need to decrease the amount of motorcycle fatalities and injuries by letting the people that hit us as well as other motorists know that the punishment will be much more than a moving or nonmoving violation. They need to be charged criminally. Suddenly when you throw the words murder, attempted murder, or manslaughter around, it gets their attention. Let TN be the state that protects it's bikers!