Sometimes the collisions are staged, but more often the fraud simply involves seizing the opportunity of a real collision to claim non-existent or exaggerated injuries.
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Accident reconstruction involves accidents of many
flavors, of course, and not just vehicular mishaps - but when it comes to vehicles an
accident is often caused by the actions of more than one driver, like when a drunk driver
pulls out in front of another driver who's speeding. This becomes a case of
"comparative negligence", where it often becomes a matter of who was legally
"more" at fault.
The accident reconstructionist must also deal with
fraudulent accidents, usually involving what we at FACTS refer
to as "rear-ender-fender-benders".