Ordered that the order is reversed insofar as appealed from, on the law, with costs, and the motion is denied.
As a general rule, a rear-end collision with a stopped vehicle creates a prima facie case of liability against the operator of the moving vehicle and imposes a duty on that operator to provide a nonnegligent explanation for the collision (see Parise v Meltzer,
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