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No Liability for Injury to Child Who Suddenly Darted Out Into Traffic

The Fourth Department determined all causes of action arising from a child’s darting out into traffic should be dismissed. There was no evidence the driver who struck the child (Hosley) was negligent.  And there was no evidence the adults in the car from which the child darted into traffic (Ricks and Still) were negligent.  The driver parked the car intending to escort the child to her school bus:

Specifically, the evidence establishes as a matter of law that, “without looking in the direction of oncoming traffic” …, the child darted from behind the front of Still’s parked vehicle, “directly into the path of” Hosley’s vehicle, leaving Hosley “unable to avoid contact with the [child]” …, and plaintiff failed to raise an issue of fact … . Contrary to plaintiff’s contention, the record does not establish that there is an issue of fact whether Hosley operated her vehicle in a negligent manner. Rather, the record establishes as a matter of law that Hosley acted as a reasonably prudent person when she slowed her rate of speed immediately upon seeing the parked vehicle ahead, and that she proceeded with caution while attempting to pass it safely on the left … .

With respect to the motion of Ricks and Still, we note that “[t]he operator of a private passenger vehicle owes to his passengers a duty of reasonable care [in] providing a safe place to alight” … . Ricks and Still met their initial burden on their motion by establishing that Ricks did not breach that duty to the child when, intending to escort the child, he parked the vehicle against the curb on a side street. Plaintiff’s “[m]ere conclusions, expressions of hope or unsubstantiated allegations” asserted in opposition to the motion failed to raise an issue of fact … . Green v Hosley, 2014 NY Slip Op 03066, 4th Dept 5-2-14

 

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