A man admitted to Olmsted County sheriff’s deputies that he faked a car crash Wednesday morning for the purpose of insurance fraud.
The man reported the crash about 10 a.m., and when the deputies arrived, they found him lying along the roadway in the 13000 block of County Road 9. He complained of neck and back injuries, and his car was in the ditch, said Sgt. Tom Claymon.
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Officers soon realized the scene was odd and looked around the crash site and into the car. They found a rope in the exact length for tying between the steering wheel and rear-view mirror, which was broken off the car. The vehicle also was damaged in other ways, but not consistent with a crash, Claymon said.
They also found in the vehicle an insurance check, presumably from a prior claim, Claymon said.
Officers saw that the man’s boots were spotless though the ditch was muddy. When officers came out from the ditch, their shoes were muddy, Claymon said.
Eventually, the man admitted that he and his wife tried to fake the accident for insurance fraud.
Claymon did not know where the couple lived. They were not arrested. While the two hadn’t filed an insurance claim for the accident, they could be charged with a crime for making a false report to law enforcement, Claymon said.
