Fried v. City of New York

OPINION OF THE COURT

Jack M. Battaglia, J.

In the afternoon of July 25, 2001, at Pier 4 of the Brooklyn Army Terminal, plaintiff Shlomit Fried, then 16 years old, was operating a Chevrolet Astro minivan owned by the father of a male friend, Nir Yadgar, 19 years old, who was apparently teaching her to drive, when, for reason or reasons unknown, the van left the pier, and entered Gowanus Bay. Mr. Yadgar was killed; Ms. Fried suffered catastrophic injuries.

Plaintiff Iris Fried, mother and natural guardian of Shlomit Fried, commenced this action in 2002 on behalf of her infant daughter and on her…