keep his mind off of doing anything crazy. >> jones has a sea of police in tow, but no real destination. he directs christie to keep driving. thanks to local news coverage, christie's abduction is now drawing hundreds of people to the highways to watch the crisis unfold in real-time. >> it's crazy. you know, i mean, all these people tracking it and following it. us too. just interesting. >> we've been at it for two hours now. we picked it up in arlington and came all the way out here with it. >> there really were no ways to take measures to ensure that the general public was safe because they kept involving themselves in the situation. >> s.w.a.t. negotiators reached jones by cell phone, but he won't agree to let christie go. the texas department of public safety, or dps, decides on a risky rescue plan. while the rig is speeding on i-40, dps troopers shoot live ammunition at the 18-wheeler's engine. >> if you wanted to stop the truck, you needed to shoot the radiator. so they shot the radiator.