The driver was so anxious he broke out in cold sweat. He continued to explain, "Sir, you were the one who rushed out in front of the car, and I braked in time. You don't look like you're hurt, so how can you expect me to pay? You're not making sense."
The other party was obviously trying to extort money.
This person was obviously trying to deliberately run into cars and demand compensation afterwards.
The chauffeur also did not want to just let this person have his way. Even though a few thousand dollars was not much, he did not want to get scammed by such a person.