Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
The Supreme Court properly granted the plaintiffs' motion for summary judgment on the issue of liability. 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 of explanation upon him or her (see, Ortega v City of New York,
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