Order unanimously affirmed without costs.
Memorandum:
Supreme Court properly granted the cross motion of Constance Missigman (defendant) to amend her answer to add an affirmative defense based upon the medical emergency doctrine. A driver "who experiences a sudden medical emergency will not be chargeable with negligence provided that the medical emergency was unforeseen" (1A NY PJI 218 [3d ed 2001]; see also, Ficorilli v Thomsen,
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