During the 90-minute ride of terror , Tamerlan Tsarnaev kept talking . He barked out orders , detailed his hatred of Americans and asked his carjacking victim to remain calm . Tsarnaev kept asking about the 26-year-old driver 's heritage and family . `` If you cooperate , I wo n't kill you , '' said Tsarnaev , who , along with his younger brother , was a suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings and the killing of a police officer . The Massachusetts driver , whom CNN is identifying only as Danny because of privacy and safety concerns , gave his account of the April 18 incident and described the very different behavior of Tsarnaev and his younger brother , Dzhokhar . While the talkative Tamerlan was the ringleader during the carjacking , the quiet Dzhokhar responded to multiple orders , such as getting money from an ATM . The only question Dzhokhar asked was how much Danny paid for his Mercedes SUV . After the Chinese entrepreneur eventually escaped , police caught up with the brothers and engaged in a gun battle that left Tamerlan Tsarnaev dead . From fear to cheers : The final 24 hours that paralyzed Boston . Dzhokhar , wounded , was found later and is in police custody . Hours after authorities released images of the two bombing suspects , the brothers spontaneously decided to go to New York 's Times Square to blow up their six remaining explosives , Dzhokhar Tsarnaev told investigators . His account was outlined by New York 's police commissioner . Before forcing their way into Danny 's vehicle three days after the bombings , the brothers fatally shot a campus police officer at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology , police said . Tamerlan Tsarnaev said right after he got in the vehicle that he was responsible for the bombings and the officer 's death , according to Danny . `` This is like something you see in a movie , is n't it ? '' Tamerlan Tsarnaev said at one point during the carjacking . Danny , who first spoke with The Boston Globe , gave CNN this account of the carjacking in a more than hourlong conversation off-camera . -- Danny had stopped his vehicle to send a text when Tamerlan walked up and tapped on the window . The suspect , allegedly carrying a handgun , opened the door and got into the passenger seat . -- Dzhokhar followed in another vehicle . -- Under questioning by Tamerlan , Danny played up being Chinese and tried to humanize himself by talking about cell phones and family . Danny told CNN he felt being Chinese helped save his life . -- Eventually , Dzhokhar abandoned his vehicle and the three rode in Danny 's SUV . Tamerlan started driving , using back streets in the Boston area , trying to avoid police and searching for an open gas station . -- Danny heard the word `` Manhattan '' at one point and thought the brothers were going to drive to New York , kill him on the way and dump his body under the bridge . -- When they stopped to refuel at a Shell gas station , Danny managed to slip away . He could feel Tamerlan grab him and heard him yell an expletive . Danny ran to a Mobil gas station , where he told an employee there what happened . Danny told CNN the fact that his car was low on gas helped save his life . During the carjacking , Danny thought about a girl in New York whom he really liked . He thought he 'd never see her again .
Driver provides his account of Boston - area crime . He details behavior of the Tsarnaev brothers . Older driver asks Danny about his past . Incident followed Boston Marathon bombings .