Yeah, there is some rumors out that he said some things, before trying to "scare" the kids with his driving, in order to get the kids to behave….
I hate to say it, but most of the parents of the kids on the route are not very well off (think one or no car families). I hope they are not "coaching" the kids into saying untrue things, in order to get a bigger payout.
Regardless, the whole situation is very sad.