Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, and the plaintiff's motion for summary judgment on the issue of liability is denied.
A rear-end collision with a stopped or stopping vehicle creates a prima facie case of negligence against the operator of the moving vehicle and imposes a duty on that operator to provide a nonnegligent explanation for the collision (see Carman v Arthur J. Edwards Mason Contr. Co., Inc.,
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