Florence County duo staged U-Haul crash as part of insurance scam, lawsuit claims

FLORENCE COUNTY, S.C. (WBTW) — U-Haul is suing a Florence County duo with a history of fraudulent insurance claims, saying they hoped to crash one of their vehicles for a large payout.

The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in Florence County Common Pleas Court, names Michael Brent Henneghan, Aszane Tatiana Cruz, Adrienne Chavis and three minors on claims including breach of contract and good faith.

News13 attempted to contact Henneghan through two phone numbers listed on the contract. One was disconnected and a voicemail box was full on the other.

According to the suit, Henneghan rented a U-Haul van at 6:45 p.m. on April 16 and a short time later, rear-ended a 2015 Camaro driven by Cruz at the intersection of South Church and East Palmetto streets.

Henneghan returned the van off at 10:15 p.m., with surveillance footage from the rental center showing the Camaro dropping him off.

The van carried insurance limits of $25,000 for property damage and bodily injury, up to $50,000 maximum.

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