The gang of bikers charged with viciously attacking a dad in front of his terrified wife and toddler in a road-rage incident are getting the charges against them reduced — because the victim’s wounds healed so well.
Ten bikers, including off-duty undercover NYPD Detective Wojciech Braszczok, will likely have their first-degree gang assault and first-degree assault raps lessened to attempted gang assault and attempted assault, prosecutors announced Friday in Manhattan Supreme Court.
“The victim’s facial wounds look to be healing in a way which does not constitute facial disfigurement under the law,” said Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Joshua Steinglass.
The badly bruised and swollen SUV driver, Alexian Lien, suffered cuts to his head and needed stitches.
The suspects could have faced up to 25 years on the top charge of gang assault. They now face up to 15 years if convicted on the lesser charge.
The charges will formally be reduced after Lien’s next medical checkup, Steinglass told the court.
The change does not affect the remaining 11th biker charged — Christopher Cruz. He was only hit with a rap for unlawful imprisonment in the second degree.
Lien was yanked from his Range Rover and savagely attacked in front of his wife and young daughter on West 178th Street on Sept. 29.
The incident erupted after Lien’s SUV bumped into a biker’s ride near 125th Street in Harlem and the family car was then chased 50 blocks uptown.
Ten of the bikers have been offered various plea deals, but it’s unclear how many will take them.
Braszczok, 32 — who entered the courthouse Friday as he has in the past, with his face obscured by a thick scarf and hood — was offered three years in prison if he pleads guilty.
He is accused of punching out the rear window of Lien’s SUV during the attack. He allegedly lied about the incident to his superiors.
Biker Allen Edwards, who allegedly also hit the Range Rover’s rear window, was offered 60 days in jail for his role in the ugly melee.
“It’s an extremely good deal. He’s probably going to take it,” said his lawyer, John Carney.
Jason Brown, who allegedly tried to pull Lien out of the car before the beating, got the most severe plea offer: eight years in prison.
“We’re not taking that — it’s ridiculous,” said his lawyer, Kenneth Montgomery. “We’re going to trial.”
The defendants are due back in court in February.