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Why I Ran

Season 1
Across the country, real-life high-speed police chases rivet viewers to their TV screens. We've heard the eyewitness accounts, seen the police point of view, but no one has ever been able to go inside the mind of the driver, until now.
200813 episodesTV-PG
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Angie/Paul
    September 1, 2008
    21min
    TV-PG
    For the first time on television, hear from the people who have lead police on some of the most dangerous high-speed pursuits ever.
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  2. S1 E2 - Amber/Herman
    September 1, 2008
    20min
    TV-PG
    A young mother is an accomplice to a robbery and leads police on a high-speed chase in a stolen vehicle that ends in a standoff.
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  3. S1 E3 - Ron/Hector
    September 8, 2008
    20min
    TV-PG
    A crack addict pushes his wife to report personal items he sold for drugs as stolen and fearing prison time he steals a car from a local dealership.
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  4. S1 E4 - Betty/Josh
    September 8, 2008
    21min
    TV-PG
    A woman suffering from mental illness leads police on a chase across state lines. When her tires are flattened, she shocks pursuing officers by pretending to have a gun.
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  5. S1 E5 - Scott/Trey
    September 15, 2008
    21min
    TV-PG
    A young man runs from police after being pulled over for coasting through a stop sign. Speeds reach 110 mph as Oklahoma City police attempt several maneuvers.
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  6. S1 E6 - Robert/Montrell
    September 22, 2008
    20min
    TV-PG
    A man suffering from bipolar disorder runs from the police after a botched drug deal and shots are fired as he eludes officers and swallows pills in an attempt to take his own life
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  7. S1 E7 - Adam/Gary
    September 29, 2008
    20min
    TV-PG
    A young man escapes from a detention facility to see his family and robs two women at gunpoint taking their SUV and leading police on a dramatic highway chase.
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  8. S1 E8 - Christie/Victor
    October 13, 2008
    21min
    TV-PG
    A mother and nursing student stops her anxiety medication abruptly, causing her to become delusional.
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  9. S1 E9 - Kevin/Jason
    October 20, 2008
    20min
    TV-PG
    A suspect in an armed robbery flees the state after seeing himself on the news. A high-speed chase ensues and ends with the man fleeing on foot.
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  10. S1 E10 - Amanda/Steven
    October 27, 2008
    20min
    TV-PG
    A registered nurse and mother of five panics when police try to pull her over for unpaid traffic tickets
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  11. S1 E11 - Maston/Young
    November 3, 2008
    20min
    TV-PG
    A man who had it all loses everything after his wife leaves him, taking their only child with her. Despondent over the loss, he robs a gas station
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  12. S1 E12 - Justin/Frank
    November 10, 2008
    21min
    TV-PG
    A struggling father resorts to illegal means to make a living, leading him into a situation involving stolen property.
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  13. S1 E13 - Robert/Vachagan
    November 17, 2008
    21min
    TV-PG
    A man with everything going for him falls prey to drugs, leading him to a series of crimes. Pulled over as a suspect possessing stolen property, he takes off.
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Audio languages
English
Subtitles
English [CC]
Directors
na
Producers
Mechelle CollinsKevin Dill
Studio
A+E Networks
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