Watch live: Family of biker run over during SUV road rage incident speaks

The family of a biker injured in a SUV clash on a New York City highway is speaking out Friday.

A motorcyclist was charged Wednesday with reckless driving after prosecutors said he touched off a tense encounter with the driver of an SUV and a throng of other bikers that ended with blood and broken bones on a Manhattan street.

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Christopher Cruz, 28, of Passaic, N.J., declined to comment as he was released on $1,500 bail, facing misdemeanour charges that also include unlawful imprisonment. His attorney, H. Benjamin Perez, said his client denied all the allegations.

The biker, Edwin Mieses Jr., suffered broken legs and spine injuries, his wife, Dayana Mieses, said Tuesday outside a hospital.

“There’s no hope for his back,” Dayana Meises told reporters. “They crushed his spine. They broke it in two different places, so he will be forever, forever paralyzed.”