Driver wants justice after dashcam captures staged Belt Parkway crash; new scam video emerges

She’s not quitting.

The young woman who was driving alone on the Belt Parkway in Queens when another vehicle abruptly cut her off and then reversed into her car in an apparent attempt at insurance fraud is seeking justice after her dashcam recorded the entire chaotic incident.

Ashpia Natasha is certain she was the target of insurance fraudsters last Wednesday as her car approached the Southern State Parkway near Valley Stream. She says her insurance company has assured her that it will cover the $8,000 in damages to her 2019 Acura RDX “because the video clearly shows that I was not at fault.”

However, she has gone to the New York City police four times in the last five days, and reports that “they can’t give us a definitive answer right now” regarding whether they are investigating the incident.

“As far as pressing charges at this point, we are going to have to contact some lawyers,” Natasha says in a follow-up video posted on TikTok late Sunday night.

It was on Friday that Natasha first shared videos of the incident that were captured by the dash and rear cams inside her vehicle. The dashcam video clearly shows a Honda Civic full of passengers cutting her off on the Belt Parkway about 11 a.m., as she approaches the parkway’s east end, where it forks off into the Southern State and Cross Island parkways. The video further shows the Civic come to a full stop, before popping the car into reverse and slamming backward into Natasha’s front bumper.

Within seconds, four people emerge from the Civic. Three of them are holding their heads and appear bewildered as they mill about in front of Natasha’s car; the fourth individual slips away toward a waiting red Kia fan that had immediately pulled up and stopped in front of the wreck.

Natasha noted the media attention in her latest TikTok post: “On the bright side, we have also been speaking to some news channels who are willing to broadcast our video.”

Commenters on Natasha’s videos regarding the crash have continued to encourage her to press on in her quest for justice.

“Please consult an attorney; don’t let this go so easy,” says one commenter, “this was so messed up and someone could’ve gotten seriously hurt.”

‘What the …’

Below is the video of the Wednesday, Oct. 16, incident, captured on Natasha’s dashcam. She was talking with her boyfriend, on the phone over the car speakers, when the crash occurred. A clearly shocked Natasha is heard saying, “Oh my God, what the fuh?” as the Civic cuts her off, and then “Oh my God, what is he doing?” as the Civic slams backward into her car.

Her boyfriend, still on the line, exclaims, “Babe, what happened?”

@ashpianatasha4 Insurance fraud attempt in Queens, NY 10-16-2024 PART 1 I was driving in the left lane of the Belt Parkway going East bound towards the Southern State Parkway. The silver Honda (LBB 8917) was in the middle lane, and they cut me off and slammed on the brakes coming to a full stop hoping I would hit them. I did not hit their car and because of that they reversed into my car for collision and acted as if they were injured while coming out of their vehicle. I believe the intention was to say I hit their car for insurance fraud purposes. They had a tarp covering the rear windshield which fell off once they hit my car. You can see the driver is a male wearing a hat and you can see him switching to the passenger seat as well as the movement of the car before anyone gets out. The first three passengers exit the car pretending to be hurt, while the fourth passenger who was driving slips out through the passenger seat and gets into a second vehicle. That second vehicle was a red KIA SUV (KJH 3340) which was following me from behind and keeping distance so they wouldn't slam into me. The red KIA drove around and picked up the driver to get away. The remaining three people’s demeanor changed once one of them noticed the dashcam. They only came out of the car with their phones ready to record the damage to both cars. They were quick to ask for my insurance and quickly left after the exchange. I called the police at the time of the incident and reported it as an accident, and the police told me they no longer go to an accident if no one is injured and they are willing to exchange information. I did not realize at the time that the driver switched and left in another car or that it was a set-up as I was driving by myself, and everything happened so fast. #queensny #car #caraccident #exposed #newyork #brooklynny @nbcnews @abcnews @nypd @geico @allstate @pix11ny ♬ original sound – Ashpia Natasha

Greater Long Island contacted New York City police via telephone and email for comment regarding the incident, but the police had not replied by the time this report was published.

Prior coverage

Dashcam foils brazen insurance fraud attempt on the Belt Parkway

_{Top images: Asphia Natasha (inset, via TikTok) and the scene of the Oct. 16 crash on the Belt Parkway (TikTok still image).}