The life of former NFL superstar OJ Simpson – who died today at the age of 76 – will not be forgotten any time soon.
A legendary running back, his name moved from fame into notoriety in 1994 when he was accused of stabbing to death his ex-wife and her friend.
He was ultimately acquitted of the killings by a jury in what became known as the ‘Trial of the Century’.
But the former running back-turned-actor initially fled police in his Ford Bronco two days after their bodies were found in scenes captured live on TV.
And the June 17, 1994 low speed pursuit – which lasted for around 90 minutes – broke a Domino’s Pizza sales record along the way.
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That’s because America was brought to a standstill, with 95 million tuning in to watch the broadcast live.
Tim McIntyre, vice president of corporate communications for Domino’s Pizza, told CNN: “It was a record night at the time.
“It was dinner time on the West Coast and 9pm on the East. People were fascinated and didn’t want to miss it. It was as big as a Super Bowl Sunday up to that point.”
Police tracked Simpson to the 5 Freeway in Orange County, California after he made a 911 call to police from the white vehicle being driven by his best friend and former teammate, Al Cowlings.
Simpson was in the back and thought to be holding a gun.
The tense chase came to an end at OJ’s home in and he agreed to surrender to police after phoning him mum and having a glass of juice.
He was then taken to the LA County Jail and placed under suicide watch, before being arraigned on June 28 on two murder charges.
Simpson always vehemently denied murdering his ex-wife, Nicole Brown Simpson, and her friend Ronald Goldman, who were found stabbed to death at her LA home on June 12.
O.J. was acquitted on October 3, 1995 after a nine-month trial.
