Rodriguez paused for a moment and then replied, “That night I left work at 6:30 p.m. and started driving on Route 25. I was meeting the Police Commissioner for dinner in Oceanview. After a while, I realized I was being followed. I tried to lose the car behind me, but I couldn’t. We were hitting 90-100 miles an hour at some point. They started shooting at me, and I was in no position to return fire. On Meadowside Drive, I did an extreme left turn and went up on a dune. I went airborne and came down on four wheels. The car behind me wasn’t as lucky and rolled a few times. I’m not sure how many, but the car wound up on its roof.”
“Sergeant, do you remember how many shots were fired?”
“Five or six, I think. The driver was able to get out even though he had a leg injury. He turned and aimed h
