Shocking Video: Men On Bicycles Terrorize Man And His Mother Riding In SUV In Manhattan

[Demovictory9]

https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2020/12/30/bicycle-mob-attacks-bmw-suv-midtown-manhattan/

A man was driving his mother in his SUV when a group of men on bicycles jumped on the vehicle, beating the windows and yelling for them to get out.

Surveillance video shows the wild scene in Midtown.


CBS2’s Hazel Sanchez spoke with the driver, who said he hasn’t slept and his mother is severely traumatized by Tuesday’s mob attack. Both said they thought their lives were over.


As the footage shows, it was a terrifying afternoon sight. A group of young bicyclists surround an SUV and throw their bodies and bikes onto vehicle as its driver freezes in fear.

The attackers finally retreat after one jumps onto the hood and smashes the windshield.

Max Torgovnick, of the Upper East Side, was behind the wheel of that vehicle.

“When he smashed the glass, at that point my biggest fear was, they’re going to get in the car, they’re going to pull me out, and I could be killed,” Torgovnick said. “All I could hear was my mother crying and screaming. That’s what haunts me the most.”

“There was someone doing a wheelie right behind the car and he crashed into the back and that’s kind of what instigated everything,” Torgovnick said. “All of them were off their bikes surrounding the car, banging on the glass, banging on the hood, screaming, ‘Get out of the car! Roll down your window!'”

“Before I knew it, my mom is crying. She’s screaming into the phone to the 911 operator, ‘Help! Send help! We are going to die. They are going to kill us,'” he added.

[MicaelS]

1. I would deliberately drive over them. N/t

[RKP5637]

3. Same here!!! n/t

[TeamPooka]

17. I would have run over them and then backed up to make sure

[malaise]

2. So where were the cops?

That is madness - lock them up

[RKP5637]

4. Incredible - So, is it gang on their way to DC to help tRump. This is the type of shit he loves. n/t

[TheBlackAdder]

6. There are cops on every intersection. Perhaps there were just two, and they said, "Oh, shit!"

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[Louis1895]

5. Bikers in Philadelphia

I have been in Center City Philadelphia a few times when a group of cyclists has swarmed through the street. I never saw anything like this violence but it is intimidating to be surrounded by a number of people riding irresponsibly in between cars. I worried that I might hit one by accident.

[cwydro]

7. Assholes.

I hope they’re caught swiftly.

[obamanut2012]

8. Same -- tbh I probably would have run them over

JFC

[Blue Owl]

9. I'm no fan of punk thugs

But did the driver do something to provoke this attack, like cut the bikers off or almost hit one of them or something? Most bikers only get aggro at cars when they force them off the road or get too close, etc. Seems odd they would just suddenly start attacking a random vehicle with no cause...

[MagickMuffin]

12. It says in the article: someone rode a wheelie into the back of his suv

Or that is what I can only think as being reported.

[bluestarone]

10. With no proof, i'm thinking the driver might have done something wrong.

Why wouldn't he call 911? The kids were very upset about something. (i could be wrong BUT i want the whole story first)

[Dr. Strange]

14. Looks like it was the kids.

https://www.nydailynews.com/new-york/nyc-crime/ny-bicyclists-attack-suv-in-chelsea-20201230-o7deomggljhz5nojoecrdryvve-story.html

The teens turned angry after one of their friends fell to the ground after trying to grab one of the car’s door handles for a ride at about 4 p.m. Tuesday, the witnesses said.

Edit to add:

Link to tweet

[bluestarone]

15. Well then, what a bunch of Hooligans!!

SHAME kids do this type of BULLSHIT!!!

[Dr. Strange]

16. Almost seems like the teen version of that Stuntz incident.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hollywood_Stuntz_gang_assault

[cwydro]

18. What would be wrong enough for those assholes to do what they did?

As a long time cyclist, I’ve seen drivers do things “wrong” numerous times.

I never threw my bike through a windshield.

And the driver’s passenger DID call 911.

[vercetti2021]

11. They are lucky the driver didn't have a gun

Won't be lucky next time if someone decides to pull a pistol and actually fire at these kids.

Personally I would have hit the gas and took one of.em for a ride down the street.

[Takket]

13. driver showed remarkable poise to not panic and kill anyone........

hopefully the criminals are IDed and caught.