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As Twining fired the execution-style shot, the escaping citizen-hero, Gary Kness, heard Twining exclaim, “I’ve got you now, you dumb son of a bitch!” (Refer again to ssss1.)40
After killing Officer Pence, Twining retreated to the Pontiac, stopping on his way at Officer Gore’s lifeless body to take his revolver. Davis had made his way around the front of the Pontiac and entered the driver’s side of the vehicle to prepare for their escape. (Refer again to ssss1.)
CHAPTER 7
More Backup Arrives
At 23:56, when Officer Pence arrived on scene, took fire, and broadcast the 11-99 call, Unit 78-16R (Officers Ed Holmes and Richard Robinson), made another U-turn south of Thatcher Glass Company, directly in front of the oncoming Unit 78-19R (Officers Harry Ingold and Roger Palmer), and the pair of CHP cars responded northbound, Code 3. (ssss1)
Officer Ingold would later recall that, as they approached the Saugus Café and began the sweeping left turn onto Henry Mayo Drive, they were exceeding speeds of 130 miles per hour, taking every advantage of the legendary performance of the Dodge Polara Pursuit vehicle.41 They likewise hit the “Edison Curve,” just east of the interstate on Henry Mayo Drive, at 90 mph. To navigate that turn (which was marked at 35 miles per hour), the officers had to drive into the opposing lane, entering high and coming out low as they had been taught in the Emergency Vehicle Operations Course (EVOC) at the Academy.