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Thirty years ago today, OJ Simpson sat in the back of a White Ford Bronco that led police on a slow-moving chase throughout Los Angeles as authorities were set to charge the football star for ...
OJ Simpson being chased by police in a low-speed pursuit was one of the most-watched moments in US TV history. Footage has resurfaced following Simpson’s death aged 76 on Wednesday, 10 April.
The events detailed in the documentary that occurred during the chase of Simpson are as follows. Arnold Palmer playing his final round at the 1994 U.S. Open (in a nod to the fact that 06/17/1994 had major events involving both Palmer and Simpson, a clip from a commercial that the two both-then-beloved athletes had filmed together in the 1970s for Hertz Global Holdings was shown).
Prosecutor William Hodgman, prior to being replaced as Clark's co-counsel, decided not to introduce the evidence of the Bronco chase, the suicide note, the items found inside the Bronco and the video of Simpson's police interview. Clark agreed and chose not to present it after Hodgman was replaced.
In 2000, co-star Evan Handler - who would later go on to portray "Dream Team" member Alan Dershowitz in The People v. O. J. Simpson: American Crime Story - told the Los Angeles Times the studio's decision not to air it or release it on home video, and forego an estimated $14 million in profits, was "just about the only proof you have that there ...
On June 17, 1994, Los Angeles police gave chase to NFL Hall of Fame star O.J. Simpson, who was in the backseat of a white Ford Bronco driven by his friend/former teammate Al "A.C." Cowlings.
The pursuit was televised on live TV via helicopter, interrupted coverage of the 1994 NBA Finals, and was viewed by approximately 95 million people in the United States alone. During the chase, an agitated Cowlings famously told 911 dispatchers: "My name is A.C.!
Al Cowlings, with OJ Simpson hiding, drives a white Ford Bronco as they lead police on a two-county chase along the northbound 405 Freeway towards Simpson’s home, June 17, 1994, in Los Angeles ...