Ordered that the judgment is reversed, on the law, with costs, the motion is granted, the order dated January 7, 1997 is vacated, and the matter is remitted to the Supreme Court, Nassau County, for a trial on the issue of damages.
A rear-end collision with a stopped automobile establishes a prima facie case of negligence on the part of the operator of the moving vehicle and imposes a duty on him or her to explain how the accident occurred (see, Tricoli v Malik...
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