New defense against staged car crashes: Security cameras
LA TimesSeemingly lost in a residential neighborhood in Ontario, the motorist pulled his car into the intersection, slowly pulled back, then moved forward again before stopping in the middle of the street. Autos ‘Swoop and Squat’: Staged car accidents, insurance fraud rise in L.A. Staged car accidents and insurance fraud are on the rise in Southern California, and the National Insurance Crime Bureau and the Los Angeles Police Department are fighting back. About three years ago, as staged crashes appeared to be surging during the pandemic, the Coalition Against Insurance Fraud joined the American Property Casualty Insurance Assn., the National Insurance Crime Bureau and the American Trucking Assns. According to the insurance department, state lawmakers have determined that a significant share of the auto-insurance fraud is committed by organized groups in the state’s major urban centers.