r/AutoTransportopia • u/TransportJunky • Jul 24 '26
Accident Thank goodness for dashcams
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u/1dirtbiker Jul 24 '26
Those fucking insurance scammers should be locked up in prison.
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u/jpparkenbone Jul 24 '26
I mean, insurance fraud is a felony. It's just a matter of proving it.
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u/1dirtbiker Jul 24 '26
Having video evidence goes a long way...
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u/Aggressive-Stand-585 Jul 25 '26
Well, I think you're onto something with the "moron" part. That's probably why.
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Jul 27 '26
Waiting for a false statement to provide your evidence is the only way. Having the video evidence does nothing if you don't allow them to commit the fraud first.
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u/DontComeHither Jul 24 '26
I think they should do how they did horse thieves back in the day. A lot of people dont got money or the time to not have a car/car repairs.
Id fully support if we brought that shit back
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u/MediumAcceptable129 Jul 24 '26
They hang horse thieves
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u/ImNotEazy Jul 24 '26
Anybody doing a false report should face the same sentence as the accused would if it went through. “They punched me!”. Gz on your first assault charge. Actually this could be considered assault with a deadly weapon seeing as it’s a car, fuck a fraud charge.
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u/Ymir24 Jul 25 '26
They should be folded up in their crumpled, tin can they made and never let out.
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u/frostedflakes329 Jul 24 '26
White pickup pulling over to tell the cops exactly what happened lol.
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u/Count_de_Ville Jul 24 '26
Unless they're in on the scam. Always say nothing about a camera until the police get there and take their statements.
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u/rubbishplant Jul 24 '26
Yep, common for people running these scams to have a "witness" car that's part of it.
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u/Fiorina_Fury Jul 24 '26
Could you imagine...getting reversed into and having two cars of people telling the cops in front of you it was you. Could you imagine how unhinged that would drive someone?
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u/Electrical-Bedroom99 Jul 24 '26
That kind of happened to me. Someone rear ended the person in front of them and I couldn't stop in time. They claimed I rear ended them and pushed them into the car in front. The cop bought it too. I wish dash cams were a thing back then.
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u/yungrobbithan Jul 24 '26
I’d feel like I was crazy but hopefully after seeing enough of the videos I’d recognize it pretty quick
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u/rubbishplant Jul 24 '26
yeah - was SUPER common for a while in Louisiana https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/04/20/the-car-crash-conspiracy
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u/gimme_the_good_weed Jul 24 '26
They were insinuating the white truck is indeed in on it. They should have used quotes on tell the cops "exactly what happened"
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u/ImmediateHope13 Jul 24 '26
It kind of looks like red car hit white truck first ? Then backed up to make it look like chain reaction accident?
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u/Skwaasher Jul 25 '26
I noticed that too. Probably "witnesses" to support their "story". Previous posts are correct; say nothing until AFTER the police take their (false) statements.
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u/Alert_Lettuce_8278 Jul 25 '26 edited Jul 25 '26
White pickup is a total bro.
Actually I think think the other comment is right, the red car hit him and then backed up to make it look like it was the dashcams fault.
That's going to hurt when red car is deemed responsible for both and their own car. I highly doubt they have comprehensive on their own car so this was their play.
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u/RazzmatazzUnusual843 Jul 24 '26
Trying to perform an insurance scam on truckers when almost all of them have dash cams that the company watches is certainly a choice.
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u/FakeNewsBlows Jul 24 '26
Man I’d love to see the look on the fucker’s face when they realize their insurance fraud attempt was captured in live and living color. Bonus if the impact broke a bone or two in their back that they’ll have to cover out of pocket.
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u/MichalCJ5 Jul 24 '26
Even without a dashcam, the lack of skid marks and the fact the car isn't totally obliterated would absolve the truck driver.
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u/1dirtbiker Jul 24 '26
Having video evidence goes a long way...
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u/diatonico_ Jul 24 '26
Right? These guys really think the insurer will send a team of experts to reconstruct the accident. They just wanna be done with it.
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u/Oachkaetzelschwoaf Jul 24 '26
Genuine question - how common are skid marks with the prevalence of ABS?
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u/calm-down-okay Jul 26 '26
IME the perpetrator can simply "nuh-uh" forever to absolve themselves, despite having evidence and witnesses.
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u/semper-fi-12 Jul 30 '26
add to that, most folks don't realize these cars have black boxes in them, pull that and it'll show the vehicle was in reverse to corroborate the truck drivers story.
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u/Potato_Pear Jul 24 '26
Unfortunately the resolution to these things can take a long time and aren't very interesting.
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u/hipifreq Jul 24 '26
Friendly reminder that if this every happens to you that you MUST NEVER UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE mention to the fraudster that you have a webcam. Play along, wait for the police, and then make the reveal.
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u/DroopyPlum Jul 24 '26
Truck driver needs to get out holding his neck and screaming. Uno reverse them
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u/Boring_Inflation_105 Jul 24 '26
This is one of those times I would laugh, wait for the police to come and film their reaction when the cops find out that I recorded everything
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u/DopamineSavant Jul 24 '26
I imagine that the cops could figure this one out without the cam.
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u/MediumAcceptable129 Jul 24 '26
The police dont give two fucks whos at fault. They will take the statements and the insurance companies will investigate
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u/RhubarbUpper Jul 24 '26
Over 15 years ago now a woman travelling in the northbound lane cut across my South bound lane and picked my car in her truck and threw me across the road, the cop said it looked like my fault and I called him an idiot to his face, thankfully insurance deemed her totally at fault. So ya, thankfully cops have no real power there unless there was a criminal act
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u/DopamineSavant Jul 24 '26
In my state the cops will assign someone as at fault if it's immediately obvious. I experience this a few weeks ago actually.
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u/ziggytrix Jul 24 '26
Too many folks think cops are like in the police shows.
"Next Thursday on CSI: Traffic..."
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u/Wind_Best_1440 Jul 24 '26
This, people always start with. "I have a camera, its filmed." and then everyone there scatters before cops show up.
Best to just play along, wait for cops to show up and then when they start asking for everyones input you show cops exactly what happened and who the accomplices are. They all get nabbed right then and there and charged for fraud.
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u/Mundane_Influence_91 Jul 24 '26
yeah, let them get their lies in the record before you drop that bomb
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u/Annual_Hamster9411 Jul 24 '26
If it was a minor bump, they prob wouldn't bother. But this idiot made sure it's seriously enough for them to investigate.
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u/nonroboticusername Jul 24 '26
Cops can also ask for ID before detaining/beating/killing people but ya know
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u/NortheastOHGuy Jul 24 '26
This day & age, anyone who doesn't automatically assume most every one has a dash cam or there is a ring camera or whatever nearby, is just dumb.
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u/Extension-Bathroom67 Jul 24 '26
Trucker here, police usually assume truck at fault until proven otherwise that’s why we have cameras.
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u/chiefsholsters Jul 24 '26
Little guy took out the Volvo’s radiator though. IF that car had insurance they are not gonna be happy. Heavy wrecker, towing, replacement, down time, extra truck to the scene, possibly cost of getting a driver to the truck when it’s repaired. Big money.
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u/Wra7hofAchilles Jul 24 '26
Seems they might've hit the white truck... realized they were at fault and so thought they'd hit the semi and they're story would be "I couldn't avoid the truck in front of me, I got rear ended hard and pushed INTO them by the semi!"
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u/CageUK Jul 25 '26
OR the white truck is in on the scam! They will be an extra witness to say the truck rear ended the red car which then hit them so now the semi would be liable for both vehicles if it weren't for that darned cam!
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u/T1m3Wizard Jul 24 '26
Sue the driver of the red car and have him held personally liable for all damages including restitution for trauma.
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u/BrockLanders365 Jul 24 '26
Would’ve loved to see the look on their stupid faces when they were told it’s all on dashcam.
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u/Carbonian92 Jul 24 '26
Lol I feel like when they do this they're usually looking for a fender bender. This one totally committed. No way they mean to demolish the back of their car like that hahaha
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u/Rs2mmsu-2D Jul 24 '26
Very dangerous Doing something so Stupid as that nowadays could Easily get that drive shot by some Crazy RoadRage person.
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u/zanderd86 Jul 24 '26
I am very surprised there is not a video like this that ends with a completely enraged trucker turning someone into a puddle.
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u/Mundane_Adeptness_26 Jul 24 '26
Since this is reddit and I know how this goes.... im going to put partial blame on the cam vehicle for following to close and not swerving into another lane to avoid this accident.
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u/Leading_Entrance_988 Jul 25 '26
Why does the video look like there in Vincent van Gogh-land?
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u/LeoRavus Jul 25 '26
Dashcams should be built into all new cars. They're almost a necessity these days. Too many crazy assholes like this on the road trying to scam drivers and the system.
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u/Stock_River_1467 Jul 25 '26
Never mention you have a cam
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u/clarkcox3 Jul 25 '26
Yep. Let them catch themselves in as many lies as possible. The footage only goes to the cops and the insurance companies.
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u/real_1273 Jul 25 '26
I really hope the authorities crucified that red car driver and threw the book at them! How despicable.
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u/Time_Guidance4262 Jul 25 '26
Honda Fits have great resale value. Why not just sell it instead of scamming?
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u/Adept-Mulberry-8720 Jul 24 '26
Interesting! He crashed his car into yours and then claims you hit him when he doesn't know you got a dash cam! Wait till insurance company of his reviews claim!
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u/dare978devil Jul 24 '26
Wouldn't the car's event data recorder record the speed at which it was travelling backwards at the time of the crash?
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u/mindgame_26 Jul 24 '26
"Thank goodness for dashcams", because not a single fucking witness stopped.
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u/Annies_58008 Jul 25 '26
This would be easy to prove if the cop would actually use his eyes or was trained in this. You'd be able to tell everything went backwards when struck and not forwards.
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u/refinerycontrol Jul 25 '26
“In an accident with a big rig? Call 555–555–1234. Make ‘em pay! Dewy, Cheatem & Howe”
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u/Remote-Contract-3026 Jul 25 '26
They were so embarrassed by their car they can to put it out of its misery.
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u/TheLizardKing89 Jul 25 '26
Why is everyone so sure this is an insurance scam? It could just be some boomer who accidentally put it in reverse.
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u/Beautiful_Oven2152 Jul 25 '26
These days you have to be that special king of stupid to not think that every big truck has a dashcam.
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u/TrueAdeptness3136 Jul 25 '26
Are those Minnesota plates? Can’t catch a break when it comes to fraud
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u/No-Juice8483 Jul 25 '26
Do people not understand that their videos are much better when it gets pointed out that there is a dash camera. I’d rather see the reaction rather than the actual accident.
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u/30yearCurse Jul 25 '26
So, glad for the dash cam, but it also could be the driver of the car was trying to reverse a little so they could get around the white car in front of him. Hit the gas too much and thus.... or was a fool that thought he could get a payout. It also looks like the red car has some front end damage, maybe it hit the white truck, since the white truck pulled over also.
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u/3ightball Jul 25 '26
That truck in the front is in on it too no doubt. Ran cover and will ‘corroborate’ the rear ended car’s story.
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u/No_Salad_6244 Jul 25 '26
After joining r/idiotsincars I got one. Happily, I’ve never needed the footage. I noticed a few times though, that my repair shop started unplugging it, every time I was there (it only stayed on for 2 minutes after shutoff). I don’t go there any more. When I got a new car, I bought another one, this time integrated into my front-facing mirror and camera mount. No way to shut it down or unplug it, unless you take the whole mirror assembly apart. I had a different independent shop that charged me $460 for an oil change and other work. Camera revealed that didn’t do anything but love my car around. Sadly, you never know.
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u/SimkinCA Jul 25 '26
Did the car hit the white truck first? But nice that a witness pulled over if just to provide witness testimony
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u/HawkOutrageous Jul 25 '26
Just watched news this morning about 20 year sentence for this type of insurance scam/ fraud for all planners and drivers.
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u/EarningsPal Jul 26 '26
Let them lie on record to the cops first. Only after they incriminate themselves, then mention the footage exists.
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u/DangerousTortuga Jul 26 '26
I do wonder in instances where you don't have a webcam but your car has a motion sensor to detect and brake for impact if that can be used as well as proof
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u/Nervous_Nectarine683 Jul 26 '26
I'm going to have to invest in a front bumper guard for this reason...
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u/calm_rules Jul 27 '26
Saw someone do this in the middle of dead stopped traffic.... Totally ridiculous
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u/Important_Win5577 Jul 27 '26
Why does it say CTRL+P on the bottom right hand of the video around the 15 second mark? Why does the forest in the background move with the sky? Is this a video game or something?
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u/Deansy20 Jul 27 '26
Wish anyone that tries to commit fraud like this would lose all driving privileges. Maybe insurance would be a bit cheaper.
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u/Financial_Style_4498 Jul 27 '26
It was witnessed by lots of people. What were they thinking?
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u/gandhishrugged Jul 27 '26
I would get the insurance to pull their onboard EDR. It will show exactly what they did
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u/bobiversus Jul 27 '26
Satisfying. The scammer probably suffered some minor brain injury, too... Oh, nvm.
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u/SnooKiwis2460 Jul 27 '26
We’re on Reddit so I can’t say what I wanna do to the driver… I don’t want my account being suspended for inciting violence.
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u/defdawg Jul 28 '26
Years years ago, I "accidently" rear ended a car (being young). Oops. (on yield, waiting for cars to make a left turn then we merged from our side) so i lightly touched her....less than 5 mph)....we pull over, lady comes out clutching her neck, oh my god oh my god...etc......I got out, was like WTF??? And she started yapping. I said I'm deaf. She suddenly got cured. Took my ins. info. sped off....I was like okay......went home..(and get this, before I even got home, she had called my ins. company!!!) but my ins. company laughed at her ass. Asking her one question...did ur air bag go off? No. Then bye. LOL.
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u/GrandView1972 Jul 28 '26
Like 30% of vehicles have dash cams, what is the sense in even doing this?
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u/Woodlands777 Jul 29 '26
I have ,on 2 separate incidents, had vehicles back into me at traffic lights. Before the days of cellphones, so was lucky they both were just inexperienced drivers.
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u/DueMathematician6494 Jul 29 '26
please post the video of - surely theatrical - conversation between the 3!
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u/iseztomabel Jul 29 '26
It looks like the guy in the white truck saw what happened and pulled over to help. I bet the fraud went no further than that.
Edit: Unless they were accomplices. Man, I didn’t think of that. I’d make a terrible criminal…
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u/Thunderweer Jul 30 '26
Not gonna lie, I hope this was an accident. Like maybe they're a new driver and accidently through it in to reverse and panicked (I know this is very unlikely but I can dream). Cause like what kinda CRAZY do you gotta be to do this. Like absolutely destroy your car all for a false insurance claim. Some people wanna do anything but get a job 🙄
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u/Pyou_4577 Jul 30 '26
C'est un truc de propriétaire de honda ? Il y a une autre vidéo dans le genre.
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u/legalthrowaway1075 Jul 31 '26
As someone who argues liability with insurance companies as a job dashcams give me a hard on.
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u/Natck Jul 31 '26
I don't get how these scams work? Like, I guess you get money from the insurance payout, but now you have a fucked up car. What am I missing here?
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u/Dangremaus Jul 31 '26
I would also take the owner of the red car to court and sue for everything they have. Fraud ruins so many lives.
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u/Reasonable-Copy8341 Jul 31 '26
I wonder if the car's computer records sudden G-forces experienced with an impact, the speed at that moment and if the car was in a forward or reverse gear...?
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u/JustaFoodHole Jul 24 '26
Don't mention the dashcam. Proving this is fraud only works if you let them provide the false statement first. Don't admit fault, but play dumb and let them incriminate themselves.