Good point... He took a chance and it turned out that he was on the right side. From the interview, it sounds like the shooter perhaps had been hit at the intersection and bled out when he was on the run. Maybe that's why his vehicle left the road? Johnnie didn't indicate that he heard further shots..... It should like the other possibility is that the impact when the shooter's vehicle left the road was fairly severe and that's what killed him.
...the other possibility is that the impact when the shooter’s vehicle left the road was fairly severe and that’s what killed him.
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His SUV didn’t hit any obstacle or overturn. It was just sitting a few yards off the highway on a mown hay field.