NY State would have cited him for using his cell phone in his vehicle!
This whole story is fucked up, I hope the SUV guy didn't take too bad of an ass whipping.
How did the whole thing end? Did the cops show up? Did the bikers all ride off after dragging him out of his vehicle and kicking his ass? Did they harm his family?
Two bikers arrested already. The local news up here has been covering this story a lot because the paralyzed biker is from Lowell, MA. They have been interviewing his mother and wife and their outraged the driver of the SUV is not being charged.
I say too fucking bad. Some dick face starts trying to pull me out of my car (with my family inside) damn right I'm hitting the gas.
I say too fucking bad. Some dick face starts trying to pull me out of my car (with my family inside) damn right I'm hitting the gas.
First off, guys hoping someone dies or is happy with another man's paralysis is sad. With that being said, I agree with you guys completely. After watching the video and reading the CNN article I conclude that the bikers were in the wrong and being a father of 4 I would have gotten my lil girl the hell out of there too!!! In the video I hear the reporter say the bikers were trying to get the SUV to slow down. Slow down?!?!?! By flying pass him and cutting in front of him?? Notice howclose the biker who got rear-ended is to the SUV when he passes him before he cuts in front of him and slows down to talk to his buddies (not looking ahead!)
cant stand bikers who think none of the traffic laws in place apply to them.. i have been passed by assholes doing close to 100 mph. when did that become ok ?
also, why are motorcycles allowed to be so loud ? can you imagine if every car on the road made as much noise..
also, why are motorcycles allowed to be so loud ? can you imagine if every car on the road made as much noise..
The Manhattan DA’s office won’t press charges against one of the motorcycle thugs who allegedly terrorized and beat a man after a wild chase on the West Side Highway, and is reluctant to prosecute another, sources said Wednesday.
Allen Edwards, 43, of Queens, who allegedly smashed Alexian Lien’s rear driver’s side window with his fist, surrendered to cops Tuesday morning but will not be charged, the sources said.
“The DA declined to prosecute. Look at [The Post’s] front page [Tuesday]. He’s there on the motorcycle right next to [Lien] after he got his ass kicked,” an angry law enforcement source said.
Video shows Edwards pummeling the rear window of Lien’s Range Rover, near where his infant daughter was belted into a child seat, and Lien on the ground with Edwards next to him.
Another source said prosecutors were reluctant to charge a second biker, Christopher Cruz, 28, of Passaic, N.J., who brake-checked the SUV so the bikes could take over the road.
But the DA’s office relented because of pressure from the NYPD and widespread publicity about the case, and Cruz was charged with endangering the welfare of a child and reckless driving.
“The case is weak. It was too early to tell if he committed the crimes he was charged with. It needed much more investigation,” the second source said.
A rep for Manhattan DA Cy Vance’s office said Edwards “won’t be charged at this time. The entire case is still under investigation.“
Police, meanwhile, are zeroing in on two other suspects, including the one who slashed Lien, sending him to the hospital for stitches.
“They’re trying to ID two of the guys. One of them is the main guy. He’s the one that assaulted the victim. On the video, he was wearing the chrome helmet that has a logo of a bird,” a third source said late Tuesday.
“We have recovered a lot of video — new video — from bikers who videotaped the ride. One video shows the guy in the chrome helmet ripping the victim out of the SUV. The video then cuts off. [But] we also have a witness who filled in the gaps on what happened next.”
The video, the source said, shows the biker in the chrome helmet throwing the terrified dad to the ground and stomping on his head.
The second suspect being sought also smashed windows on the SUV, the source added.
“He’s wearing orange and he hit the window of the SUV,” the source said.
Cops have gotten photos of hundreds of license plates from bridge and tunnel cameras and are trying to identify more of the bikers, who first swarmed Lien, his wife and child on the West Side Highway in Harlem Sunday about 1:30 p.m.
But many of the plates are stolen or belong on different bikes, making it tougher to ID the motorcyclists.
The chase was caught on video by a helmet camera worn by one of the bikers — who later posted it on YouTube.
Early on in the chase, as Lien sped off to escape the pack, he ran over 26-year-old biker Jeremiah Mieses of Lawrence, Mass., whose spine was crushed
The gang eventually caught the fleeing Lien in Washington Heights, where he was dragged out of his car and beaten in front of his family.
Allen Edwards, 43, of Queens, who allegedly smashed Alexian Lien’s rear driver’s side window with his fist, surrendered to cops Tuesday morning but will not be charged, the sources said.
“The DA declined to prosecute. Look at [The Post’s] front page [Tuesday]. He’s there on the motorcycle right next to [Lien] after he got his ass kicked,” an angry law enforcement source said.
Video shows Edwards pummeling the rear window of Lien’s Range Rover, near where his infant daughter was belted into a child seat, and Lien on the ground with Edwards next to him.
Another source said prosecutors were reluctant to charge a second biker, Christopher Cruz, 28, of Passaic, N.J., who brake-checked the SUV so the bikes could take over the road.
But the DA’s office relented because of pressure from the NYPD and widespread publicity about the case, and Cruz was charged with endangering the welfare of a child and reckless driving.
“The case is weak. It was too early to tell if he committed the crimes he was charged with. It needed much more investigation,” the second source said.
A rep for Manhattan DA Cy Vance’s office said Edwards “won’t be charged at this time. The entire case is still under investigation.“
Police, meanwhile, are zeroing in on two other suspects, including the one who slashed Lien, sending him to the hospital for stitches.
“They’re trying to ID two of the guys. One of them is the main guy. He’s the one that assaulted the victim. On the video, he was wearing the chrome helmet that has a logo of a bird,” a third source said late Tuesday.
“We have recovered a lot of video — new video — from bikers who videotaped the ride. One video shows the guy in the chrome helmet ripping the victim out of the SUV. The video then cuts off. [But] we also have a witness who filled in the gaps on what happened next.”
The video, the source said, shows the biker in the chrome helmet throwing the terrified dad to the ground and stomping on his head.
The second suspect being sought also smashed windows on the SUV, the source added.
“He’s wearing orange and he hit the window of the SUV,” the source said.
Cops have gotten photos of hundreds of license plates from bridge and tunnel cameras and are trying to identify more of the bikers, who first swarmed Lien, his wife and child on the West Side Highway in Harlem Sunday about 1:30 p.m.
But many of the plates are stolen or belong on different bikes, making it tougher to ID the motorcyclists.
The chase was caught on video by a helmet camera worn by one of the bikers — who later posted it on YouTube.
Early on in the chase, as Lien sped off to escape the pack, he ran over 26-year-old biker Jeremiah Mieses of Lawrence, Mass., whose spine was crushed
The gang eventually caught the fleeing Lien in Washington Heights, where he was dragged out of his car and beaten in front of his family.
