Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
In support of his motion for summary judgment, the defendant made a prima facie showing of his entitlement to judgment as a matter of law by presenting evidence that he approached and entered the intersection with the right-of-way, and that the plaintiff violated Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1142 (a) by failing to yield the right-of-way, which constituted negligence as a matter of law (see Thompson v Schmitt,
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