Continuity mistake: When Luke is slamming into the smugglers with "the Slammer" car they show a close up side shot of Luke turning into them. In this close up he is driving the general lee, then it cuts back to the slammer.
The Dukes of Hazzard (1979)
1 mistake in Hazzard Connection
Starring: John Schneider, Ben Jones, Catherine Bach, Denver Pyle, Sorrell Booke
Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane: Ya dun scuffed my ve-hicle.
Trivia: Boss Hogg had a twin brother (Sorrell Booke in a dual role), who appeared in only one episode. He was the literal opposite of Jefferson Davis Hogg - he was law-abiding, wore black, and was called Abraham Lincoln Hogg.
Answer: Various reasons, but mainly to drive the Dukes out of Hazzard County because the family have been foiling his schemes since his and Uncle Jesse's bootlegging days.
Captain Defenestrator