Order affirmed without costs.
Memorandum:
Supreme Court properly granted defendants' motion for a trial order of dismissal at the close of the proof (see, CPLR 4401). In an action involving a police officer's operation of an authorized emergency vehicle, "[the] officer's conduct in pursuing a suspected lawbreaker may not form the basis of civil liability to an injured bystander unless the officer acted in reckless disregard for the safety of others...
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