In 1994, 95 million people tuned in to watch O.J. Simpson’s slow-motion police chase live on television. This past weekend, the Los Angeles Times released an investigative report about car chases, which found that the LAPD leads the state in bystander injuries. One in 10 LAPD pursuits results in injury to a bystander. We rewind the clock to examine how the car chase became such a cultural institution in this city in the first place.
Los Angeles’ Car Chase Culture
Credits
Guests:
- Brian Lowry - Variety - @blowryontv
- Geoffrey Alpert - Professor of criminology and criminal justice at the University of South Carolina.