Foreign Luxury Cars Suddenly 'Thud' on Midnight Roads... Caught Red-Handed by Police Sting

Vehicle 119 Automatic Reporting System Activated After Accident
Police Investigate Driver's Suspicious Behavior

A collision between foreign cars that occurred late at night in Pocheon-si, Gyeonggi Province, was revealed to be an intentional accident aimed at claiming insurance money. After the accident, the 119 automatic reporting system installed in the vehicle unexpectedly activated, prompting the police to arrive and catch the perpetrators. On the 11th, the National Police Agency released a video titled "Foreign Car Traffic Accident Aimed at Insurance Money, Thought It Would Be Perfect" on its official YouTube channel.

A collision between foreign cars that occurred late at night in Pocheon-si, Gyeonggi Province, was revealed to be an intentional accident aimed at claiming insurance money. After the accident, the 119 automatic reporting system installed in the vehicle unexpectedly activated, prompting the police to respond and catch the perpetrators. YouTube channel 'Korean National Police Agency'

The video shows the scene of the incident where two foreign car owners were sent to the prosecution on charges of violating the Special Act on Insurance Fraud. The footage captures two foreign cars colliding late at night. One vehicle changing lanes collided head-on with a vehicle going straight. At first glance, it looked like an ordinary accident.

When the accident occurred, the 119 automatic reporting system installed in the vehicle activated, and the fire department and police arrived at the scene. However, the two drivers tried to send the police away, saying, "We are not injured, so we will handle it ourselves," and "We will not file a report but settle through insurance." Due to these statements, the police suspected the possibility of insurance fraud because the accident happened in the early morning hours and the drivers’ suspicious attitude of wanting to handle the accident only through insurance. An investigation was launched. The investigation revealed that the two drivers had prepared and conspired in advance to fraudulently claim insurance money.

The police secured evidence that the two drivers had prepared the crime in advance through analysis of the accident scene and nearby surveillance camera footage. About 30 minutes before the accident, they parked their vehicles near the accident site and were seen conversing, preparing for the intentional accident, as captured by the surveillance cameras. The police sent them to the prosecution on charges of violating the Special Act on Insurance Fraud. The estimated damage caused by their staged accident is about 83 million KRW.

Earlier on the 6th, a group of male friends in their 20s who were middle school classmates were caught after deliberately causing a collision with their parents' foreign cars and fraudulently claiming over 300 million won in insurance money. On that day, the Gangnam Police Station in Seoul announced that a total of 18 people had been arrested, including the detention of a man in his 20s, Mr. A, on charges of violating the Special Act on the Prevention of Insurance Fraud. Asia Economy DB

Earlier, on the 6th, a group of middle school classmates in their 20s who intentionally caused a collision with their parents’ foreign cars and fraudulently claimed over 300 million KRW in insurance money were also caught. On that day, the Gangnam Police Station in Seoul announced that they arrested 18 people, including a man in his 20s, Mr. A, who was detained on charges of violating the Special Act on Insurance Fraud. From March 2019 to June this year, they intentionally caused 26 minor collisions while driving foreign cars such as BMW and Lexus owned by their parents in areas including Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu.

They are suspected of deliberately causing minor collisions by selecting vehicles changing lanes and then having all conspirators hospitalized to claim insurance money. The police believe they fraudulently obtained 330 million KRW from 11 insurance companies. Among them, 15 were middle school classmates and juniors from Eunpyeong-gu. The remaining three were also found to have lived in the same neighborhood and socialized together.