Foti v. Fleetwood Ride, Inc.
Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York
1Opinion of the Court
A rear-end collision with a stopped or stopping vehicle creates a prima facie case of negligence with respect to the operator of the moving vehicle, and imposes a duty on the operator of the moving vehicle to come forward with an adequate, non-negligent explanation for the accident (see Hughes v Cai, 55 AD3d 675 [2008]; Arias v Rosario, 52 AD3d 551 [2008]; Harrington v Kern, 52 AD3d 473 [2008]; Delayhaye v Caledonia Limo & Car Serv., *725Inc., 49 AD3d 588 [2008]; Klopchin v Masri, 45 AD3d 737 [2007]). “One of several nonnegligent explanations for a rear-end collision is a sudden stop of the lead…
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