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Lien and many of the motorcyclists stopped their vehicles. The video shows many of the bikers gathering around the [[Range Rover]] driven by Lien. Lien, 33, is a [[Chinese people|Chinese]]-American [[banker]]. His wife and two-year-old daughter were also in the vehicle.<ref name="China morning post">{{cite news|title=Bikers assault banker in New York highway clash|url=http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1323010/bikers-assault-banker-new-york-highway-clash|newspaper=South China Morning Post|date=October 3, 2013}}</ref> The video is shot from too great a distance to clearly show the actions of the bikers surrounding the vehicle, but police report that some of the bikers beat on the vehicle and a tire was punctured. Lien accelerated to escape, driving over 3 motorcycles and a rider, named Edwin Mieses, who had dismounted and was in front of the Range Rover.<ref name=chase>{{cite news|title=Motorcyclists Chase, Attack SUV driver in New York|url=http://abcnews.go.com/US/video/motorcyclists-chase-attack-suv-driver-new-york-20424104|newspaper=ABC News|date=9/30/2013}}</ref> Mieses was severely injured, including a fractured spine and punctured lung. <ref name="nytimes">{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/05/nyregion/injured-biker-was-playing-peacemaker-when-suv-hit-him-lawyer-says.html |title=Biker Was Playing Peacemaker When S.U.V. Hit Him, Lawyer Says |first=Joseph|last=Goldstein|publisher=[[New York Times]] |date=October 4, 2013 |accessdate=January 1, 2014}}</ref><ref name="newsone">{{cite web|url=http://newsone.com/2734674/new-york-city-biker-attack-edwin-mieses-jr-alexian-lien/|title=Undercover NYPD Cop Present At NY Biker Attack|first=Associated|last=Press|publisher=[[Newsone]]|date=October 5, 2013 |accessdate=January 1, 2014}}</ref>
The bikers then chased after Lien for several miles. Lien's wife called 911 four times in an eight minute time span during the drive.<ref name=innocent>{{cite news|title=Gloria Allred’s defense of ‘innocent’ injured biker|url=http://nypost.com/2013/10/04/gloria-allred-defense-of-innocent-injured-biker/|newspaper=New York Post|date=October 4, 2013}}</ref> A few minutes later, the video shows Lien is forced to stop due to traffic and a biker is seen running up and opening the driver’s side door before Lien accelerates again to escape.<ref name=incident>{{cite news|last=Berry|first=Andrew|title=New York City Motorcycle Attack: Two Arrested, More Video Surfaces In Terrifying Road Rage Incident [VIDEO] New York City Motorcycle Attack: Two Arrested, More Video Surfaces In Terrifying Road Rage Incident|url=http://www.ibtimes.com/new-york-city-motorcycle-attack-two-arrested-more-video-surfaces-terrifying-road-rage-incident-video|newspaper=International Business Times|date=October 1, 2013}}</ref> 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. Bikers also smashed other windows of the SUV and started to pull out his wife and daughter before a bystander named Sergio Conseugra intervened, stepping in between the bikers and Lien. He says one biker grabbed Lien's wife and said "you're going to get it, too" before other bystanders yelled at him to stop, and the biker let her go.<ref name=samaratin>{{cite news|last=Miles|first=Darla|title=Good Samaritan in SUV incident honored|url=http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=9276222|newspaper=ABC New York 7|date=October 6, 2013}}</ref> <ref name="nbc"/><ref name="DailyMail">{{cite web
| title =Biker gang DID try to grab tech exec's wife as they brutally beat SUV driver after chase through Manhattan, reveals hero who intervened
| url =http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2447297/Biker-gang-SUV-assault-attempted-grab-drivers-wife-too.html| date =October 6, 2013| accessdate =January 20, 2013}}</ref> Lien sustained lacerations to his face and sides, requiring stitches at a local hospital.<ref name="nbc"/>
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