NY Post: Samaritan Scam: Cops

He witnessed a truck crash — but really saw a huge payday, cops said.

A Bronx driver reaped an insurance windfall by pretending he was involved in a wreck between a tractor-trailer and a car near the Triborough Bridge — but surveillance video caught him in his lie, police said yesterday.

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After this truck overturns, a man pulls up, gets out of his car, and appears to help the drivers involved in the accident. The police say he later filed false insurance claims for damages and injuries to him and his car.