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发帖数: 287 | 1 http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/02/us/new-york-bikers-attack-video/i
New York (CNN) -- Prosecutors dropped charges Wednesday against Allen
Edwards, 42, one of two men arrested in connection with an attack over the
weekend on an SUV driver who was swarmed by bikers on a New York City street.
"We are taking Sunday's crimes extremely seriously, and will proceed with
charges in a manner that enables us to build the strongest cases possible,"
said Karen Friedman-Agnifilo, chief of the trial division, who is overseeing
the case.
"Prematurely charging individuals with low-level crimes does not further the
goals of the investigation, and could weaken the cases we expect to bring
against the perpetrators of serious crimes," she said in a statement. "After
we investigate the facts and each person's individual actions, we will know
what charges can be supported by the evidence. There is still a tremendous
amount of investigation to be done."
Edwards had originally faced charges of reckless endangerment, criminal
mischief and menacing, the New York City Police Department said.
The incident involving motorcyclists went viral after a video of the
incident surfaced online.
A helmet camera one of the bikers was wearing captured much of the incident,
including when a biker walks up to the SUV and smashes a window with a
helmet.
Biker injured clash with SUV driver
Motorcycles, SUV clash on NYC streets
Police said the incident began when a man driving his wife and 2-year-old
daughter in a Range Rover struck a motorcyclist riding with a large group of
fellow bikers on Manhattan's West Side Highway.
Biker among those who chased SUV in viral video turns himself in
The biker who was struck by the SUV, 28-year-old Christopher Cruz, was later
arrested and faces charges that include reckless endangerment, reckless
driving and endangering the welfare of a child, Police Commissioner Ray
Kelly said Tuesday.
He was to be released after posting $1,500 cash bail and a $15,000 insurance
bond. In addition, his license was suspended and he was ordered to
surrender his passport.
After hitting the biker, the SUV driver pulled over and the motorcyclists
surrounded his vehicle, hitting it and spiking the tires, police said. The
driver then pulled away, hitting three more bikers in the process, police
said.
One of those hit, Edwin Mieses, 32, is paralyzed and in a coma, his family
told CNN affiliate WBZ.
"All of his ribs are fractured," Mieses' mother, Yolanda Santiago, told WBZ,
"his lungs are so badly bruised that he's still on a ventilator."
Mieses' wife, Dayana, told CNN affiliate WCBS that her husband had gotten
off his bike to help Cruz, but was hit by the SUV driver as he drove off.
The hospital where Mieses was being treated did not respond to CNN inquiries
about his condition.
Police said the biker group, called "Hollywood Stuntz," chased the driver,
whose flat tires forced him to stop.
Cornered, the SUV driver was beaten, according to police. He was later
treated at a hospital for slashes to his face and released. Neither his wife
nor his child was hurt.
"I don't condone the violence, there's no need for it," Mieses' sister
Margie Mejia told WBZ, but "I'm glad they chased him down and they stopped
him."
Police say the same group of bikers descended on New York City and clogged
Times Square last year in what Kelly said was a "major stunt event."
Authorities say they prevented the group from entering Times Square this
year. Police arrested 15 bikers Sunday, seized 55 bikes and wrote 68 summons
for various violations.
They are looking at video to try to determine whether any other charges will
be filed in the incident.
On whether it was legal for the SUV driver to leave the scene after hitting
the first motorcyclist, Kelly said Tuesday that "you have to look at the
totality of the circumstances and that's what we're doing."
"The investigation is ongoing," Kelly said.
The SUV driver has not been charged.
"It's not going to bring my son's legs back, because it's not going to make
him walk again," Mieses' mother said, "But justice has to be served." | e*******e
发帖数: 9616 | 2 Good, Police just found a rat? | d*****t
发帖数: 7903 | | k*******2
发帖数: 1429 | 4 Prematurely charging individuals with low-level crimes does not further the
goals of the investigation, and could weaken the cases we expect to bring
against the perpetrators of serious crimes,
【在 d*****t 的大作中提到】
: 谁总结一下，是不是准备法不责众了？
| g*q
发帖数: 26623 | 5 用头盔砸车窗的和打人的那几个绝对不能不抓啊.
drop的那个估计是用手拍玻璃的一位. | c*****t
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