Thomasville man charged by state with insurance fraud for accident cleanup
The Dispatch
A Thomasville man has been arrested and charged by the state with insurance fraud after attempting to collect money from a driver to clean up automotive fluids after a wreck.
Garrett Scarlette, 26, of 3830 Cunningham Road, Thomasville, was charged with insurance fraud and attempted obtaining property under false pretense.
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According to information provided by the North Carolina Department of Insurance Criminal Investigations Division, Scarlette attempted to collect money from the driver of a car that wrecked in Guilford County on Nov. 4 for the cleanup of motor vehicle fluid that was not authorized. He is also accused of trying to collect on a claim with North Carolina Farm Bureau Insurance Co. for the same unauthorized roadside cleanup.