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Reporter: WHY A LOCAL WOMAN
BELIEVES SHE'S NOT THE ONLY ONE
IT'S HAPPENED TO.
THANKS FOR JOINING US.
I'M CHRISTINA JANES.
AND I'M SAM SHANE.
A MOTHER POSTED A WARNING
LETTING OTHER DRIVERS KNOW
ABOUT WHAT SHE SAYS HAPPENED TO
HER IN A PARKING LOT.
CBS13'S MACY JENKINS IS LIVE IN
ARDEN ARCADE WITH MORE, MACY.
Reporter: IT WAS DARK IN
THIS PARKING LOT AS LEILA
STEVENS WAS LEAVING, THEN SHE
SAW SOMETHING STRANGE ON HER
BACK UP CAMERA SCREEN.
I THOUGHT HE WAS TRYING TO
GET ME TO HIT HIM.
WE GOT BACK IN THE CAR, THREW
IT IN REVERSE.
I JUST HAPPENED TO LOOK UP AT
MY REAR VIEW CAMERA WHICH I
DON'T ALWAYS LOOK IN.
THEN I SAW SOMETHING IN THE
BACK OF MY VAN.
AT FIRST SHE THOUGHT MAYBE
IT WAS A WATER JUG THAT I HAD
FORGOTTEN TO PUT IN.
BUT THERE HE WAS.
A MAN CROUCHED DOWN.
IF YOU SHAKE SOMEBODY DOWN
FOR MONEY IT'S A CRIME.
IF YOU FILE A CLAIM AGAINST
THEIR INSURANCE, FRAUDULENTLY.
THAT IS INSURANCE FRAUD AND
THAT IS A FELONY IN CALIFORNIA.
Reporter: TYPICALLY SHE SAYS
THEY TARGET SENIOR CITIZENS,
DISTRACTED DRIVERS AND IN
STEPHAN'S CASE, BUSY MOMS.
BE AWARE IF SOMEONE FOLLOWED
YOU OUT FROM ACROSS THE PARKING
LOT.
STEPHAN REPORTED THE INCIDENT
BUT THEY SAY IT'S NOT A CRIME
JUST YET.
STILL SHE SAYS SHE'S HAPPY SHE
DIDN'T HIT HIM AND WARNS OTHER
DRIVERS TO KEEP THEIR EYES
PULLED WHILE BACKING UP.
EVERYBODY HAS A BACK UP
CAMERA ON THEIR CAR AND I COULD
HAVE EASILY RAN HIM OVER.
Reporter: KINKADE BRINGS UP
SOMETHING MANY OF US DO.
WE CHECK OUR PHONES BECAUSE WE
DON'T WANT TO TEXT AND DRIVE SO
WE CHECK THEM RIGHT BEFORE WE
START DRIVING.
MAKE SURE THE CAR IS STILL
PARKED BEFORE YOU PUT IT IN
REVERSE AND PUT THAT PHONE AWAY
BEFORE YOU START DRIVING.