one of the most watched and most notorious live events in United States TV history: O.J. Simpson’s low-speed police pursuit.
On June 17, 1994, just two days after the brutal murders of his ex-wife Nicole Brown Simpson and her friend, Ron Goldman, Orenthal James (O.J.) Simpson would lead police on a 90-minute-long pursuit which ultimately ended in his arrest at his home in the affluent neighborhood of Brentwood, California.
It’s been several decades since the infamous chase took place, so here’s a refresher on what happened. FILE - Motorists stop and wave as police cars pursue the Ford Bronco (white, R) driven by Al Cowlings, carrying fugitive murder suspect O.J.
Simpson, on a 90-minute slow-speed car chase June 17, 1994, on the 405 freeway in Los Angeles, California. (Jean-Marc Giboux/Liaison)After failing to turn himself into the Los Angeles Police Department at 11 a.m.