Wheelchair Pushing Incident Sparks Outrage and Apology

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. Briere, along with two other student-athletes, was placed on interim suspension from their respective teams. The owner of the chair, who identified herself on social media as “Sydney,” bashed Briere in a series of tweets Wednesday and said she will donate most of the $8,000 raised on GoFundMe for a new wheelchair after hers was damaged. The school’s athletic department said they have been made aware of the video and the Erie Police Department was taking over the investigation.