Bikers hunt down SUV driver | video

A motorist was hunted down by a pack of motorcyclists and slashed in front of his wife and child after running over several bikes in New York.

The harrowing chase, which ended with the enraged bikers smashing the SUV driver’s side window open and slashing him in Washington Heights, was captured by a camera apparently attached to a biker’s helmet, producing a 6-plus minute video that quickly went viral on YouTube and elsewhere.

The New York Post reports that the driver – who the paper named as 33-year-old Alexian Lien and who was travelling with his wife and child – was rushed to Columbia Presbyterian Hospital for stitches after the attack, police sources said.

It was unclear what started the dispute, but in the video, several dozen speeding bikers surround a dark-coloured Range Rover with New York plates heading northbound on the highway in northern Manhattan, with one motorcyclist purposely slowing down in front of the SUV and forcing Mr Lien to stop about 2pm.

Others quickly park in front of it as one biker dismounts and starts walking threateningly toward the vehicle. At that point Mr Lien guns the engine and crashes over several bikes and speeds off in a desperate bid to escape. The bikers pursue Mr Lien through northern Manhattan and block him again as he gets caught behind another vehicle, with one biker yanking open his door.

But Mr Lien guns it again and manages to get away after knocking another bike to the ground. Finally, traffic forces the SUV to stop on West 178th street. One rider then rips off his helmet and uses it to bash in the driver’s side window as the video ends. Police say the crew then slashed Mr Lien in front of his wife and child.  No arrests have been made and police are investigating the assault.

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