90001_18587_07
1972
Clip opens with view from inside a moving van on roadway. Driver and passenger are seen in silhouette. Passenger leans over to talk and laugh with driver. The van is seen approaching from a distance while a sheriff's vehicle sits at side of road next to sign for Erringer Rd. Inside the van are three hitchhiking teenagers; two young blacks and a white male, all appearing to be high school age and wearing athletic-related clothing. A shot from inside sheriff's car show a list of vehicle descriptions and license plate numbers being scanned and the sheriff's finger finds a match with the 1970 white Dodge van. While the soundtrack plays commentary of firsthand experiences and sentiments about hitchhiking, the sheriff radios and pulls out onto road to pursue the van. In fast-paced editing, the van stops suddenly and the driver and front passenger leap out but are quickly captured by the sheriff and highway patrol. handcuffed and thrown into the back of law enforcement vehicles.