On June 17, 1994, O.J. Simpson led police on a car chase in Los Angeles, just as the U.S. Open and Game 5 of the NBA Finals were taking place. Simpson was about to be charged with two counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of his ex-wife and her friend.
O.J. Simpson led police on an infamous car chase in Los Angeles on June 17, 1994 — the day he was supposed to present himself for arrest. , the U.S. Open was set to welcome the world’s golf stars to Oakmont Country Club , near Pittsburgh , and, come evening, Game 5 of thea slow-moving white Ford Bronco was cruising down the interstate.
Car chases have become more common in Los Angeles in recent years, said Laurie Levenson, a law professor at Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles who was a legal commentator for CBS during the Simpson murder trial. But the pursuit of the white Bronco on June 17, 1994, wasn’t just any car chase. Between the police seemingly escorting Simpson and the throngs of fans who had begun to gather on overpasses and on shoulders of the highway to cheer Simpson on, Levenson said the scene was more a “parade” than a car chase.“I spent my life steeped in the criminal justice system,” Levenson said. “I’ve never seen a parade cheering on a double homicide suspect.”
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