Two more men were charged last week for masterminding fake car crashes on busy New York highways as part of a scheme to pocket insurance payouts.
Jaime Huiracocha is accused of spearheading the staged crashes last fall. The Queens District Attorney’s Office said the 53-year-old Brooklyn man is connected to at least three phony crashes, including one in October that went viral on TikTok.
According to the police investigation, Huiracocha wrangled a crew of participants to drive and ride inside multiple cars to assist in the staging of the crash. One car would be directly involved in the crash, while the second would trail close behind and pick up the driver of that first car, Huiracocha’s alleged accomplice, and ride off…