Man Caught on CCTV Staging Collision with Reversing Vehicle After Loitering for 10 Minutes

A man in his 50s has been referred to the prosecution for attempting to collect insurance money by intentionally colliding with a vehicle while loitering near a road.

According to the Guri Police Station in Gyeonggi Province on Tuesday (July 7), the incident occurred in Sutaek-dong, Guri, at 11:00 a.m. on April 26, when a man was struck and fell after colliding with a reversing compact car.

Police, who initially investigated the case as a standard traffic accident, became suspicious after reviewing the footage.

The way the man, identified as A, fell immediately after the impact appeared exaggerated compared to typical accident victims. Furthermore, it was unusual that he remained lying on the ground until police arrived, without attempting to get up or check the situation, despite not appearing to be severely injured.

After examining various CCTV cameras in the vicinity, police discovered that A had been wandering around the area for 10 minutes prior to the accident, attempting to intentionally collide with multiple vehicles.

Police summoned A for questioning regarding the staged accident.

Although A initially denied the allegations, he admitted to intentionally colliding with the car when confronted with the video evidence, while claiming, "I was drunk and do not remember it well."

The police cleared the driver involved in the original traffic accident of any charges and referred A to the prosecution for violating the Special Act on the Prevention of Insurance Fraud.

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