DENVER, Colo. -- It seems simple. If your car is hit by someone, you expect them to pay for the damage. But Denver police are refusing to pay after they hit a woman's car.

Pam Frampton said her Ford Escape was hit by mistake during a chase at about noon on Nov. 3.

“(The damage) is minimal,” said Frampton. “But it is the principal of the thing.”

Frampton said it is an issue of right and wrong. She said a Denver police officer hit her Escape and the city should pay for the damage and her medical bills for several reasons.

Frampton was driving north on Interstate 25 when she said a cop car came flying up behind her, with lights and sirens. She thought she was being pulled over.

“I proceeded to get over and (the cop) is getting over with me, still very close (to my rear bumper),” said Frampton.

That's when she said the officer pulled to her right as she was getting over and hit the front of her car.

The Police Department won't talk about the chase because it is under investigation, but spokesman Sonny Jackson said Frampton’s car was hit because she didn't pull over fast enough.

The Denver Police Department would not release the police report, but from a copy 7NEWS obtained it states Frampton’s SUV was hit when the officer tried to avoid being hit by the suspect.

“This appears to be an 'unsanctioned chase,'” said Frampton.

When she called police, Frampton said the sergeant on duty did not even know a chase was going on.

“(The sergeant) had no idea what was happening,” said Frampton. “He said this was not on the air.”

According to the Denver Police Department's manual, all chases should be broadcast city wide on the radios.

An internal affairs investigation has been launched into whether this pursuit was authorized and if the officers involved followed proper procedure. The Office of the Independent Monitor confirms it will review the case.

Frampton asks that anyone who witnessed the incident on Nov. 3 to come forward.

She said as a result of her persistence, her case has been sent to the city attorney's office where they will decide if the city should pay for her damages or the suspect involved in the chase.

The suspect police were chasing is Christopher Heiser. Heiser has a lengthy arrest sheet, including charges of kidnapping, assault and drugs. He is behind bars on charges of eluding police and hit and run.