Gonzalez v. Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corp.

This is an application pursuant to section 618 of the Insurance Law for leave to bring an action against the Motor Vehicle Accident Indemnification Corporation (hereinafter referred to as the Corporation) for personal injuries caused to an infant pedestrian who was allegedly struck by an unidentified motor vehicle.

The petition of the guardian ad litem shows that the injured infant was six years of age at the time of the accident; that he was taken to the hospital by the operator of the offending vehicle who then departed from the hospital without identifying himself. It does not appear that…