Dashcam Video Catching Insurance Scam Leads To Arrest
Remember that viral video of dashcam footage a woman posted of a car intentionally backing into the front of her car? Well that footage has come in handy nabbed those people as scammers. A man was arrested after he intentionally staged that car crash. That dashcam video on TikTok got over 75 million views.
@ashpianatasha4 Insurance fraud attempt in Queens, NY 10-16-2024 PART 1 I was driving in the left lane of the Belt Parkway going East bound towards the Southern State Parkway. The silver Honda (LBB 8917) was in the middle lane, and they cut me off and slammed on the brakes coming to a full stop hoping I would hit them. I did not hit their car and because of that they reversed into my car for collision and acted as if they were injured while coming out of their vehicle. I believe the intention was to say I hit their car for insurance fraud purposes. They had a tarp covering the rear windshield which fell off once they hit my car. You can see the driver is a male wearing a hat and you can see him switching to the passenger seat as well as the movement of the car before anyone gets out. The first three passengers exit the car pretending to be hurt, while the fourth passenger who was driving slips out through the passenger seat and gets into a second vehicle. That second vehicle was a red KIA SUV (KJH 3340) which was following me from behind and keeping distance so they wouldn’t slam into me. The red KIA drove around and picked up the driver to get away. The remaining three people’s demeanor changed once one of them noticed the dashcam. They only came out of the car with their phones ready to record the damage to both cars. They were quick to ask for my insurance and quickly left after the exchange. I called the police at the time of the incident and reported it as an accident, and the police told me they no longer go to an accident if no one is injured and they are willing to exchange information. I did not realize at the time that the driver switched and left in another car or that it was a set-up as I was driving by myself, and everything happened so fast. #queensny #car #caraccident #exposed #newyork #brooklynny @nbcnews @abcnews @nypd @geico @allstate @pix11ny ♬ original sound – Ashpia Natasha
Maikel Martinez was arraigned Thursday on charges of staging a motor vehicle accident, criminal mischief, reckless endangerment, conspiracy and insurance fraud.
The Queens District Attorney, Melinda Katz, said in a statement: “The defendant and others allegedly staged a crash on a busy highway and rammed an unsuspecting driver with their vehicle after they forcibly stopped her in the left lane of the Belt Parkway. Countless lives were jeopardized due to this incredibly reckless conduct.”
@ashpianatasha4 Insurance fraud attempt in Queens, NY 10-16-2024 ARREST UPDATE 10/08/2024 #queensny #brooklynny #caraccident #exposed #newyork #pix11news #eyewitness @Nextbase @nbcnews @ABC News @New York City Police Dept. @GEICO ♬ original sound – Ashpia Natasha