An SUV driver was taken in custody after driving as a result of a crowd and above a barrier of bicycles that Black Life Matters protesters utilized to attempt to avert site visitors on a Midtown highway, police sources claimed.

The confrontation concerning the activists and the driver of Dodge Durango unfolded at the intersection of 42nd Road and Sixth Avenue at about 9:10 p.m., according to witnesses and police.

The person was driving westbound on Sixth Avenue, when he was surrounded by about a dozen protesters, numerous on bikes, who were making an attempt to block accessibility to the street for 5 minutes as marchers produced their way to Bryant Park, an organizer told The Publish.

As the ralliers tried to shut off obtain street accessibility, positioning on their own all-around the SUV, “the driver held relocating,” the organizer, who determined as Mary, 23, reported.

“There was a skater in entrance … the driver was remaining aggressive,” Mary explained. “[The skater] experimented with to make him comprehend that we weren’t going to be extensive.”

Considering that-deleted video clip of the incident posted on social media displays at least a few protesters phase in entrance of the motor vehicle in close proximity to 1 of the intersection’s crosswalk as some others to the facet of the car or truck threaten to pop the car’s tires.

“My man, we’re gonna pop your tire bro,” one particular protester could be heard indicating.

A different protester with a megaphone asks, “Do you have to go this way, sir?”

Seconds later on, a voice in the online video could be heard saying, “Pop his tire, pop his f—ing tire.”

A separate video, which has also since been deleted, displays a man stab the driver’s rear driverside tire various occasions. An audible hissing seem follows.

The driver then hits the gas, running in excess of and dragging numerous bikes.

The gentleman instructed police he fled since felt threatened by the team, resources stated.

He drove a number of blocks away from the place he was stopped by law enforcement and taken to the Manhattan South Precinct, sources claimed.

Police reported the male has not been arrested. No accidents have been noted.