Group Of North Carolina Women Charged For Staged Crashes

Insurance Commissioner Wayne Goodwin today announced the arrests of five Wilmington women in connection with an alleged staged auto accident ring. Investigators allege that over the course of three separate vehicle crashes, the women provided false statements to law enforcement and insurance companies in an effort to receive insurance benefits. Doris Canty, 61, of 7518 Foxwerth Drive, Wilmington, was charged with one count each of obtaining property by false pretense and insurance fraud.