Hollywood Stuntz gang assault - Wikipedia
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The altercation began when a
sport utility vehicle (SUV) driven by motorist Alexian Lien encountered a group of motorcyclists in
Lower Manhattan.
[9][10] Lien, a then-33-year-old
Chinese American banker, was heading to New Jersey with his wife, Rosalyn Ng
[11] and two-year-old daughter, who were also in the vehicle; they were going to celebrate the couple's anniversary.
[12][10] According to Lien, he dialed 911 after he saw several motorcycles run a red light and nearly hit a woman carrying a baby, but reached a New Jersey operator.
[9][10] He said the bikers were "popping wheelies" and slapping the tops of cars as they drove past and one motorcyclist was maneuvering to block other vehicles to allow the bikes to pass. Lien said he was "annoyed" and kept driving past. Following the incident, authorities familiar with motorcycle groups around New York stated that it was a common practice for these groups to "take over the entire highway for the purpose of slowing it down to allow [other bikers] to race in front of them" to perform tricks and be free of other traffic.
[13] His wife tossed a half-eaten plum and a water bottle at the bikers.
[14][15][10] According to Lien, one biker responded by punching the driver's side mirror, shattering it while another was "waiving [sic] for other motorcyclists to come toward us, he was yelling at us and he was threatening us. He was screaming profanities at us, and he was also making slitting-throat gestures."
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Shortly after, on the
Henry Hudson Parkway in
Upper Manhattan, motorcyclist Christopher Cruz merged in front of Lien and applied his brakes, quickly slowing down before being involved in light bumper contact with Lien's Range Rover. Cruz reportedly sustained minor injuries after being struck by the SUV.
[13][10] Lien and many of the motorcyclists stopped their vehicles. The video shows many of the bikers gathering around the
Range Rover driven by Lien. "And as they're around my car, I feel it being hit, being kicked", he said.
[19] Lien accelerated to escape, reportedly driving over three motorcycles and a rider, named Edwin Mieses, who had dismounted and was in front of the Range Rover. "I'm horrified at this point, and I recall asking my wife, 'What do I do? What do I do?' She says, 'Just go! Just go! And I make a hard right because I see there's an opening and I ... I just go." Lien said.
[19][20] Mieses was severely injured, suffering a fractured spine and punctured lung.
[21][22][10] Mieses later stated that he was checking on Cruz after his collision with the Range Rover and was walking back to his bike when he was hit.
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The bikers then followed Lien for several miles. Lien's wife called 911 four times in an eight-minute time span during the drive.
[24][10] A few minutes later, the video shows Lien stopping for a red light and a biker is seen running up and opening the driver's side door before Lien accelerates again to escape.
[25][26][10] Several minutes later, the SUV came to a halt behind other vehicles at a red light. One of the bikers then dismounted his motorcycle and struck the driver's window of the Range Rover with his helmet, shattering it. Lien was then dragged from the vehicle and assaulted. Another uploaded video shows Lien lying on the ground with bikers stomping on him and beating him with their helmets.
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The assault continued until a bystander named Sergio Consuegra intervened, stepping in between the bikers and Lien. Consuegra testified that he held out his arms and yelled "That's it, guys, let it go! Let it go!" He said the bikers "froze" at that point and stopped assaulting Lien.
[28] Consuegra told police that one biker, later alleged by prosecutors to be Robert Sims, also attempted to pull Lien's wife from the vehicle and allegedly said "you're going to get it, too" before other bystanders yelled at him to stop and the biker let her go.
[16][29][30][31] Lien's wife testified that "somehow they got my door open and tried to yank me out of the car, pulling my arm and leg. I tried to kick them off and I screamed, "there's a baby in the car,"'
[32] Ng said he was unable to pull her out because she had her seat belt on. After the biker retreated, she managed to get the passenger door shut and climbed into the backseat to check on their daughter, who was covered in broken glass, but otherwise unharmed.
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Lien sustained lacerations to his face and sides, requiring stitches at a local hospital.
[30] Photos of the SUV after the incident show extensive damage. The driver side, passenger side, and rear windows are smashed. One tire is completely flat, and a second one is missing entirely.
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