Intentional Traffic Accidents 93 Times... 59 Local Senior-Junior Gang Members Extorting Hundreds of Millions Arrested

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Chun-han] A group of 59 people who deliberately caused traffic accidents against vehicles violating traffic laws and embezzled billions of won in insurance money have been arrested by the police.

On the 16th, the Suwon Western Police Station in Gyeonggi announced that they have arrested three people in their 20s, including Mr. A, on charges of violating the Special Act on the Prevention of Insurance Fraud, and have booked 56 others without detention for investigation.

Mr. A's group, consisting of local seniors and juniors as well as their partners, is suspected of colluding with accomplices from December 2017 to January this year in the Suwon area. They rode together in high-end foreign cars, domestically tuned cars, or rental cars, deliberately causing contact accidents against vehicles illegally changing lanes, then claimed settlement money and repair costs. Through this method, they extorted 680 million won over 93 cases from 10 insurance companies. It was revealed that the group systematically divided roles before the crimes, including drivers, passengers, recruiters, and providers of vehicles used in the crimes.

The police became suspicious after a series of similar types of traffic accidents occurred in a short period at specific locations such as the Suwon Station rotary and the intersection near Sungkyunkwan University in Suwon. They launched an investigation and, through CCTV analysis, identified signs that the vehicles causing the accidents were cruising nearby to select victims. They expanded the investigation by providing the list of suspects to insurance companies. The police plan to send Mr. A and others to the prosecution soon after uncovering additional crimes.

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