The son of interim Flyers GM Danny Briere has been charged after he was caught on video pushing an unoccupied wheelchair down a flight of stairs.
has been charged after he was caught on video pushing a woman's unoccupied wheelchair down a flight of stairs.The incident happened on Saturday, March 11 at a bar near the campus of Mercyhurst University in Erie, Pennsylvania.
Surveillance video from the bar, which has been widely shared on social media, shows Briere tossing a woman's wheelchair down a flight of stairs. Two others were seen standing with Briere when the incident happened."There is no excuse for my actions, and I will do whatever I can to make up for this serious lack of judgment," his statement continued."They are inexcusable and run completely counter to our family's values of treating people with respect.
Briere and two other athletes were already suspended from their athletic teams amid the investigation. Carson Briere previously was dismissed from Arizona State's hockey club in 2019 for what the school called a violation of team rules. He is in his third season at Mercyhurst, which also competes in Division I.
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