Panic Stop - April 11, 2008
A common accident scam is the Panic Stop. The criminal drives a late model car with his passengers as accomplice. He positions himself in front of the victim and asks one of his passengers to see for any signs of distraction of the intended victim, anything that takes the victim’s eyes off the road. The passenger signals the driver as soon as he notices this and the driver hits the brakes causing the following car to crash into him. The victim’s claim that the perpetrator stopped short for no obvious reason is usually ignored or could not be proven. The victim then has to pay for the damages and injuries caused.