'The People v. O.J. Simpson': Follow the White Bronco Chase With Our Minute-By-Minute Map

Tonight’s episode of FX’s The People v. O.J. Simpson: American Crime Story brings to vivid life the infamous “white Bronco chase,” which saw accused murderer O.J. Simpson and his friend Al Cowlings lead police on a low-speed tour of L.A.’s freeways while America ran to their TVs to watch.

If you don’t quite remember every twist and turn of the chase (or you weren’t alive yet to see it), we’ve designed a map that tracks the movements of Simpson’s Bronco on that fateful day of June 17, 1994:

Source: Los Angeles Times

The Bronco starts out parked at Robert Kardashian’s house (1) in Encino, where Simpson’s lawyer Robert Shapiro is negotiating for Simpson’s surrender to police. But Simpson fails to report to police at the agreed time, and when police arrive at the house at noon local time, Shapiro informs them that Simpson and Cowlings have left the house.


In the hours that follow, both police and Simpson’s lawyers are looking for the former football great. The LAPD officially announces that Simpson is a fugitive and D.A. Gil Garcetti vows that “we will find Mr. Simpson and bring him to justice.” Later, Shapiro holds his own press conference, where he pleads with Simpson to surrender and Kardashian reads a hand-written letter from Simpson. 

Meanwhile, Simpson reportedly heads for Ascension Cemetery (2) in Lake Forest, where Nicole Brown Simpson is buried. Finally, at 5:51 p.m., Simpson makes a 911 call from his cell phone, allowing authorities to trace his location to the 5 Freeway near the cemetery. Minutes later, the California Highway Patrol (3) begins pursuit.