Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The Supreme Court properly determined that the plaintiff's post-accident repair, alteration, and removal of certain physical evidence deprived the defendant Toyota Motor Sales, U.S.A., Inc., of a fair opportunity to defend the lawsuit. Thus, striking the complaint insofar as asserted against the respondent was an appropriate sanction (see, Short v Bombardier Inc.,
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