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THE PLAINTIFF MADE A LEFT TURN IN FRONT OF DEFENDANT WHEN DEFENDANT HAD THE RIGHT OF WAY; DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT IN THIS TRAFFIC ACCIDENT CASE SHOULD HAVE BEEN GRANTED; PLAINTIFF’S AFFIDAVIT ALLEGING DEFENDANT ATTEMPTED TO GO AROUND ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS BASED ON SPECULATION WHICH IS NOT SUFFICIENT TO DEFEAT SUMMARY JUDGMENT (FOURTH DEPT). ​

The Fourth Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined defendant’s motion for summary judgment in this intersection traffic accident case should have been granted. Plaintiff made a left turn in front of defendant who had the right of way:

… [D]efendant met his initial burden of establishing that he was not negligent because he had the right-of-way while traveling along Route 5, was operating his vehicle in a lawful and prudent manner, and was traveling at a lawful rate of speed, and that there was nothing he could have done to avoid the accident, which occurred when plaintiff suddenly turned left into defendant’s lane of travel … . We further conclude that plaintiff failed to raise an issue of fact in opposition to the motion … . Contrary to plaintiff’s assertion, the deposition testimony did not raise an issue of fact whether defendant was negligently passing another vehicle on the right in violation of Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1123 at the time of the collision. Although there is conflicting deposition testimony concerning the precise lane in which defendant was traveling at the time of the collision, there is no dispute that defendant never changed lanes while driving along Route 5 at the time of the collision. Thus, plaintiff’s assertion that defendant unsafely attempted to go around another vehicle at the time of the accident ” ‘is based on speculation and is insufficient to defeat a motion for summary judgment’ ” … . Gomez v Buczynski, 2023 NY Slip Op 00771, Fourth Dept 2-10-23

Practice Point: The traffic accident was caused by plaintiff’s making a left turn in front of defendant’s oncoming car when defendant had the right of way. Plaintiff’s affidavit alleging defendant was attempting to go around another car at the time of the accident was based on speculation which was not sufficient to defeat defendant’s motion for summary judgment.

 

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