Insurance fraud attempt in Queens On October 16, 2024, a driver experienced a potential insurance fraud attempt while driving eastbound on the Belt Parkway in Queens, NY. A silver Honda in the middle lane cut off the driver and abruptly stopped, hoping for a rear-end collision. When the crash didn’t happen, the Honda reversed into the driver’s car. The Honda’s driver then switched seats and exited into a red KIA SUV, which had been following closely. Three passengers pretended to be injured but quickly changed their demeanor after noticing a dashcam.
The driver, still shocked by the incident, described how the situation unfolded rapidly, with the silver Honda and red KIA working in tandem. The remaining passengers from the Honda exited with their phones, documenting the damage, but they grew uneasy upon seeing the dashcam recording the entire event. Their behavior turned suspicious, as they seemed focused on gathering insurance information rather than addressing any real injuries.
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
The police were contacted, but they advised that officers no longer respond to accidents where no injuries are reported if both parties are willing to exchange information. At the time, the driver didn’t realize the full scope of the setup, including the driver’s switch and exit via the red KIA, as it all happened too quickly. The intention appeared to be staging a crash for insurance fraud, with the group likely expecting a different outcome had the dashcam not recorded the incident.
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