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 - chronological order
Starring: John Schneider, Ben Jones, Catherine Bach, Denver Pyle, Sorrell Booke
Sheriff Rosco P. Coltrane: Ya dun scuffed my ve-hicle.
Trivia: When Bo and the girl are having a picnic type thing, they are only about ten feet from the dressing rooms. Also, the hat that Bo puts on is Guy Del Russo's hat, their makeup guy (with commentary).
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