

“He will come back to fight this case and clear his name,” he said.Ĭruz, who has had previous criminal cases in New Jersey, including one in which he pleaded guilty to theft, is the only person charged criminally so far in the Sunday incident that was caught on a helmet-mounted camera worn by another biker and was posted online anonymously. Benjamin Perez, said his client denied all the allegations. You have to look at the totality of the circumstances, and that’s what we’re doing.”Ĭhristopher Cruz, 28, of Passaic, N.J., was charged Wednesday with reckless driving and unlawful imprisonment. “It depends on whether or not your vehicle is being attacked, whether or not you think you’re being attacked, whether or not your wife and child’s in the car. “Well, it depends on what the circumstances are,” Kelly said. But Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly said they were still investigating the incident. His wife and 2-year-old were not injured.
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The driver of the SUV, Alexian Lien, 33, was taken to a hospital where he needed stitches for his face. You have to look at the totality of the circumstances, and that’s what we’re doing

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