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A disabled woman whose wheelchair was pushed down a flight of stairs by Mercyhurst University men’s hockey center Carson Briere blasted his “insincere” apology after the incident.
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Carson Briere will not suit up for the Mercyhurst Lakers hockey team next season after he was caught on video pushing an unoccupied wheelchair down a set of stairs at a bar. The university ...
Police say their actions posed a potential danger to anyone coming up the stairs, while also creating a hazardous condition by blocking the staircase. The wheelchair’s owner, identified as ...
Mercyhurst University hockey player Carson Briere is facing three misdemeanor charges after a video surfaced last week that showed him pushing an unoccupied wheelchair down a flight of stairs.
The stairs lead to the restrooms, and the wheelchair's owner had been carried downstairs to use the facilities. "After conducting an initial investigation into the incidents depicted on social ...
Police say their actions posed a potential danger to anyone coming up the stairs, while also creating a hazardous condition by blocking the staircase. The wheelchair’s owner, identified as ...
The incident occurred March 11 at Sullivan's Pub in Erie, Pennsylvania. Sydney Benes, a Mercyhurst University student whose unattended wheelchair was pushed down stairs in a viral video, hopes her ...