No. 3: “Vehicle computer reveals all”
Thanks to a vehicle’s internal data recorder, MPI was able to save nearly $70,000 and two Winnipeg men eventually pleaded guilty in court to Filing a False Statement to MPI and were fined $3,000 each.
Both men opened collision claims, stating they got into a two-vehicle collision at a rural intersection. A female friend of one of the men explained to an MPI adjuster that she missed a stop sign, hitting another vehicle which was travelling in the intersection.
An investigation was launched due to inconsistencies in the drivers’ stories and damages to the vehicles. An MPI training and research technician did a data dump on one of the vehicle’s on-board computer. The data reported that the vehicle (a Honda) was stopped/stationary for five seconds prior to impact then accelerated and steered into the second vehicle (a Jaguar) with brakes being applied within the half second prior to impact.
The physical evidence supported the theory that the Jaguar was stationary at the time of being struck by the Honda. There was no evidence found to support the report that the Jaguar was in motion at the time of collision. In addition, there was no evidence confirming anyone was sitting in the Jaguar at the time of the collision.
After being presented with the findings of the on-board computer, the owner of the Honda admitted he had lied about the crash and, in fact, carried out the staged collision in a large storage yard. He admitted money was the motivating factor, explaining that his Honda was in poor condition.
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