Family in SUV issues statement in New York City biker road rage incident

[hrmjustin]

Eyewitness News

NEW YORK (WABC) -- The Lien family, who was traveling in the SUV that ran over a motorcyclist on the Henry Hudson Parkway before a frightening chase and beating, released a statement through their lawyer Thursday morning.

The frightening incident was recorded on a helmet camera and went viral.

Here is the full text of the statement, which appears to have been written by Alexian Lien's wife:

" Our plan last Sunday was to celebrate our wedding anniversary by having a nice family day out with our two-year-old daughter. Unfortunately, instead, we were placed in grave danger by a mob of reckless and violent motorcyclists.

"Our sympathies go out to the injured motorcyclist and his family. However, we were faced with a life-threatening situation, and my husband was forced under the circumstances to take the actions that he did in order to protect the lives of our entire family. Our fear for our lives was confirmed when the incident ended with the ruthless and brutal attack on my husband, me, and, most importantly, our two-year-old child. We know in our hearts that we could not have done anything differently, and we believe that anyone faced with this sort of grave danger would have taken the same course of action in order to protect their family.

Read more at http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local/new_york&id=9272241

[NYC_SKP]

1. I have nothing but sympathy for this family. Indeed, his entire family was terrorized by this group

And there was nobody, anywhere, willing to help them.

Not one of the riders, who could have stopped their friends, and no police, and apparently nobody on the street when they finally stopped, windows already bashed in and tire slashed from earlier in the ordeal.

As for Miesee, it's a shame for his family that he made such terrible choices, and now he and his family suffer the consequences.

And, of course, the Lien family.

[hrmjustin]

2. Yeah I feel for them as well. Horrible story.

[Dawson Leery]

3. +1,000,000,000,000

[madrchsod]

4. the bikers terrorized everyone in those videos

several bikers could have died or killed others by changing lanes between cars,driving down sidewalks, a driving through red lights.

[hrmjustin]

6. I am not a driver but I think that motorcycles if in a pack have to leave a lane open, which it

looks like they did not do. I understand your thinking about just hanging back but I am not sure if he was able to.

There may have been bikes behind him preventing that. I am not too sure. The whole thing is a mess.

[hrmjustin]

8. Well the problem is at that part of the high way there is not many spots to pull over and it looks

like they were on all sides of the car. I could be wrong about this because the video is not great.