Hollywood Stuntz gang assault: Difference between revisions

On September 29, 2013, a group of motorcyclists were participating in an annual unsanctioned rally organized by a man named Jamie Lao, who goes by the title "Hollywood Stuntz". Rallies organized by Lao in the past involved performing [[Motorcycle stunt riding|motorcycle stunts]] and rallying in [[Times Square]]. During the 2012 ride a year prior, "Well over a thousand motorcycles, [[dirt bikes]], [[All-terrain vehicle|quads]], four-wheel vehicles" rode through Times Square." according to New York [[Police Commissioner]] Ray Kelly.<ref name="business insider">{{cite news|last=Davies|first=Alex|title=Transportation More: New York City Motorcycles New York Police Department Old Videos Show That Motorcycle Rallies In NYC Are Totally Nuts Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/videos-hollywood-stuntz-motorcycle-biker-rallies-in-nyc-2013-10#ixzz2ttMCR9RE|url=http://www.businessinsider.com/videos-hollywood-stuntz-motorcycle-biker-rallies-in-nyc-2013-10|newspaper=Business Insider|date=October 2, 201w}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2013/10/02/nyregion/motorcyclist-struck-by-suv-is-arrested-and-charged-with-reckless-behavior.html |title=2 Bikers Are Charged; Investigation Continues |work=[[The New York Times]] |first=J. David |last=Goodman |date=October 1, 2013 |accessdate=October 14, 2013}}</ref> Driving through Times Square has been illegal since it was pedestrianized in 2009. Kelly reported that the October 29th incident was not the only problem caused by the group. Over 200 people complained to police about the [[reckless driving]] of the bikers on [[Manhattan]]'s streets.<ref name=surrenders>{{cite news|title=NYPD: Biker Arrested, Another Surrenders In Attack On SUV Driver|url=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2013/10/01/nypd-suspects-sought-in-attack-on-suv-driver/|newspaper=CBS New York|date=October 1, 2013}}</ref>

 

 

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 that a tire was punctured. Lien accelerated to escape, reportedly 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>