A Queens, New York, woman alleged that a road collision on Wednesday, Oct. 16, involving her car and another vehicle captured on dash cam video was staged as part of an insurance scam.

With the advent of car insurance scams, dash cams have become a popular buy. In New York, a dash cam owner learns just how important a purchase it was when a would-be insurance fraudster attempts to cause a car crash.

The woman said she was driving in Queens, New York, when a Honda Civic abruptly cut her off and slammed its brakes, seemingly attempting to force her to rear-end the sedan.

A viral dashcam video shows a car on the Belt Parkway in Queens intentionally reversing into an SUV an what appears to be an insurance scam.

Video shows as the woman was driving on the busy highway when another car cut her off and caused her to slam on the brakes.