Three arrested in Southwest Miami-Dade for alleged staged c…
Car Crash Alleged Staged Florida in alleged staged, Florida: Three people were arrested after investigators said they intentionally staged a two-vehicle crash in Southwest Miami-Dade as part of an alleged insurance fraud scheme. Lourdes Suyapa Banegas, 49, was charged with second-degree felony insurance fraud involving a staged accident, along with two co-defendants, Duarte-Castillo and Robles. According to the arrest report, Duarte-Castillo told deputies he was driving a 2021 Honda Civic north on Southwest 72nd Avenue with Robles as his passenger when the vehicle struck a stopped 2015 Ford Fusion driven by Banegas. Investigators determined the collision had been pre-planned and that all three defendants had allegedly agreed to participate in exchange for compensation to generate an official crash report to support personal injury protection and other motor vehicle insurance claims. Authorities said no one was injured and no one requested medical treatment at the scene.