Approximately p. Simpson was riding in the back, and he reportedly had a gun. With the cavalcade of police cars in pursuit, TV helicopters swooped in to join the chase. The mile, low-speed pursuit through southern Los Angeles would go down in television history. Simpson handcuffed after chase. Simpson handcuffed after chase The police chase seen around the world Nearly 20 years later, here are five things that might surprise you about the chase.
Fast facts: O. The Bronco chase and subsequent "not guilty" verdict are among the most memorabl e TV moments in the past 50 years. The Simpson verdict was the third most "universally impactful" televised moment of the last 50 years behind the September 11, , attacks and Hurricane Katrina in , according to a survey by Nielsen and Sony. Big shift in attitude toward O. Simpson was charged with murder of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman but acquitted by a jury in a trial regarded as one of the major media events of its time.
Simpson was found liable for the deaths in a civil trial in He later served nine years in prison for his role in a botched hotel-room heist in Las Vegas.
Simpson Bronco chase, 25 years later. Please enter email address to continue. Please enter valid email address to continue. More Videos Looking back at O. Simpson's history-making car chase But instead, another sports figure dominated television in an unforgettable way on that night 25 years ago. Simpson hopped into a white Ford Bronco, rode down a Los Angeles interstate and sparked one of the most-watched events in TV history.
A man called 'The Juice'. It's hard to think of him this way now, but going into the summer of , Simpson was simply "The Juice. His transformation from that into one of the most divisive figures in American history really started on that Friday evening a quarter century ago. Motorists stop and wave as police cars pursue the white Ford Bronco on June 17, In the backseat: O. Five days prior , his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend Ron Goldman had been murdered and Simpson became a suspect the next day.
Initially compliant, he suddenly led police and the world on a mile chase along the Santa Ana Freeway 5 , Artesia Freeway 91 and San Diego Freeway , which began at p. With about 95 million viewers following the live chase, which even interrupted Game 5 of the NBA Finals between the New York Knicks and Houston Rockets, the white Ford Bronco became synonymous with the trial that followed, where Simpson was acquitted.
Ironically, Simpson was a spokesperson for Ford from until the day of the chase. Fans on the side of the street cheering O. Simpson on during the Bronco chase.
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