SAN BERNARDINO, Calif. - Four people have been convicted on felony charges for orchestrating a fraudulent collision targeting a rideshare driver in Southern California.

The California Department of Insurance is urging residents to report suspicious crashes as part of its anti-fraud campaign.

Ledontae Pope and Kalil Davis were arrested on January 24, 2025, for their involvement in the staged collision. Investigators discovered that on November 23, 2024, a vehicle driven by John Murillo intentionally collided with a rideshare vehicle traveling on Interstate 215 in San Bernardino.

Authorities say that the suspects planned to file false injury claims to receive insurance payouts from the rideshare driver's insurance.

The incident was initially reported as a hit and run crash to the Califo

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