Vidal v. Tsitsiashvili
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
It is undisputed that the vehicle operated by the defendant Rafael Tsitsiashvili, and owned by the defendant Alina Services Corp., was stopped at a red traffic signal at an intersection when it was hit in the rear by a vehicle operated by the defendant K.P. Hazoglou and owned by the defendant Help A Home Corp. A rear-end collision under the circumstances presented here creates a prima facie case of liability on the part of the driver of the offending vehicle, imposing a duty of explanation on his or her part (see Crisano v Comp Tools Corp., 295 AD2d 393; Schuster v Amboy Bus Co., 267 AD2d…
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