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Adam Harrison, 22, of Winthrop, was charged with disorderly conduct and resisting arrest after a large group of bikers disrupted traffic in Boston over the weekend. The group,consisting of over 100 bicycles,dirt bikes,and motorized scooters,rode on highways and through tunnels,performing stunts and ignoring traffic laws.
On Saturday, Massachusetts State Police received reports of the group entering the O’Neill Tunnel on Interstate 93 south. They briefly exited at Exit 17 but quickly returned to the highway. A collision occurred when one of the dirt bikes “brake checked” a state police cruiser near D and Summer streets, causing the trooper to strike the biker. Harrison was identified as one of the bicyclists who had been obstructing traffic on Seaport Blvd.Witnesses described the scene as chaotic, with bikers riding without helmets and weaving through traffic. Michael Filandro said he was surrounded by “a whole wagon train of them,” while Marcus Lancaster described the group as ”scary” and said they “just came ripping through on dirt bikes.”
Harrison pleaded not guilty and was released on personal recognizance due to the ongoing attorney work stoppage.He is scheduled to return to court on September 30th.
