Man 'paralysed' after biker road rage

A  man is paralysed after he was run over by the New York motorist who was trying to escape a group of angry bikers.

Video from the weekend incident shows the bikers slowing down around Alexian Lien's car, in which his wife and child were also in at the time.

The confrontation is believed to have started when one biker appears to stop in front of Mr Lien's Range Rover, which then hits him.

The footage shows a number of bikers attempting to slash Mr Lien's tyres in retaliation before he accelerates and drives over the top of a number of bikes to get away.

Edwin Mieses was one of those hit at this point. His wife Dayana Mieses told WBZ-TV that her husband had got off his bike to help the injured biker from the initial collision.

After the bikers catch up to Mr Lien, a couple smash his window in with their helmets and police say he was then beaten in front of his family.

"This man needs to know he hurt someone," said Mrs Mieses. "That man paralysed my husband. He needs to pay for what he did."

While Mr Mieses is said to have injuries to his heart, lungs and ribs, as well as being paralysed from the waist down, police say they will not charge Mr Lien for his involvement.

Mr Mieses, known as Jay Meezee to his friends, has had a GoFundMe page set up to try and cover some of his medical bills.

A Facebook page has also been set up which attacks media coverage for painting Mr Lien as the victim.