A car accident, that turns out is no accident at all. The schemes can be elaborate, involving multiple people working together to cause a collision and then pursue insurance claims and lawsuits. The drivers who intentionally cause the crashes have even earned a name: “slammers.”
Channel 2 Consumer Investigator Justin Gray investigated how the so-called “crash for cash” schemes work and why trucking companies say the costs ultimately get passed along to consumers.
Dash camera video from one case along Camp Creek Parkway in South Fulton County shows a car driving erratically and weaving through traffic…