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In reply to the discussion: Caught on video: Father with family in SUV chased, beaten by speed-demon bikers [View all]AtheistCrusader
(33,982 posts)That tire alone is an indicator, but not a certainty.
1. The tire could have been slashed when the vehicle was stopped at the light, and one biker opened the door but failed to extract Mr. Lien before he drove away.
2. The tire could have been punctured by the motorcycle it drove up over. That is the side that went up over the downed motorcycle at the first encounter. It could have been punctured or knocked off the bead of the rim, or as it hammered back to the ground on the other side of the bike.
I have surprisingly extensive experience with such tire failures.
I would have relented on this issue when I saw the bare rim in the ABCNews photos yesterday, if I thought that could only have been a result of the tire slash at the first encounter.