Ian Ziering’s 2023 biker brawl incident comes back to haunt him two years later.
The Beverly Hills, 90210 alum is charged with assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, malicious prosecution, negligence and negligent infliction of emotional distress, according to People.
The outlet reported on Monday that Jacob Hernandez recently filed a civil lawsuit against the actor over a public road rage incident in 2023.
The plaintiff claimed that he and a friend were riding motorcycles in Los Angeles on New Year’s Eve when they stopped in front of Ziering’s Mercedes, which had brakes on it.
The pair reportedly “did not obstruct the flow of traffic in any way, especially in the case of the Mercedes, as traffic was not moving.”
Hernandez claimed that Ziering got out of the car and pushed him “completely without authorization,” injuring both of them and damaging his motorcycle.
He added, “A scuffle then occurred between (Zieling) and multiple individuals who came to help (Hernandez).”
Hernandez not only claimed that “(Ziering’s) actions were intentional, unnecessary and posed a foreseeable risk of physical or psychological harm,” but also accused the “Swamp Thing” star of allegedly giving “misleading information to law enforcement” that led to Hernandez’s May 2024 arrest.
Hernandez, whose family posted $50,000 bail at the time, believes Ziering “made his name appear in a negative light” on social media and in interviews.
He is seeking compensatory and punitive damages and a jury trial.
Representatives for Ziering did not immediately respond to Page Six’s request for comment.
In January 2024, footage of an altercation with a group of 605 mini bikers went viral, including footage of Ziering’s car being damaged and him comforting his crying daughter Mia.
The “Sharknado” star addressed the “alarming” incident in a statement on Instagram at the time.
“While stuck in traffic, my car was approached aggressively by one of these riders, leading to a disturbing collision,” he claimed. “I got out of the car to check for damage. Unfortunately, this action escalated into a physical altercation, which I evaded to protect myself.”
“While I am relieved to report that my daughter and I are completely unharmed, this incident has left me deeply concerned about the growing audacity of these groups to subvert public safety and peace,” Ziering continued.
A few days later, a video was released showing Ziering being physically assaulted for the first time during the scuffle.
Hernandez and Angie Tereza Guizar were arrested four months later on felony charges of criminal damage to property and assault with a deadly weapon.
The former wrote in his civil complaint that during his arraignment in June 2024, he was told there was no criminal case against him.
