Terrifying security footage released by New York City Police Department Wednesday shows the moment a gang of dirt bikers beat down a 64-year-old motorist and his son in West Harlem.
Police say the attack occurred after the man accidentally hit one of the bikers at a Harlem intersection after the group had run a red light.
The clip, captured at the corner of West 127th Street near St. Nicholas Terrace Tuesday, shows the crew of at least three bikers and one ATV rider – all on non-street-legal vehicles – ripping the driver from a parked car before throwing him to the street.
The men proceed to kick and pummel the man, whose identity is currently being withheld by police, as well as his also unidentified adult son, 36, who was in the car’s passenger seat, police said.
The assault comes as crime in the Big Apple continues to skyrocket – with recent NYPD statistics showing a 45 percent increase citywide compared to this time last year.
Robberies are also up 43.5 percent and assault up by 17.2 percent.
It also comes roughly six months after former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio and the NYPD announced a crackdown on illegal dirt bikes and ATVs on city streets, citing an influx of the vehicles – which often do not sport DMV-required tags.
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