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DEFENDANT-DRIVER RAISED A QUESTION OF FACT ABOUT WHETHER HE WAS NEGLIGENT IN THIS VEHICLE-BICYCLE ACCIDENT CASE (SECOND DEPT). ​

The Second Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined defendant driver (Medina) raised a question of fact about whether he was negligent in this vehicle-bicycle collision case. Although plaintiff bicyclist made out a prima facie case, defendant’s affidavit was sufficient to defeat plaintiff’s summary judgment motion:

… [P]laintiff established his prima facie entitlement to judgment as a matter of law on the issue of liability. In support of his motion, the plaintiff submitted, inter alia, his affidavit, which demonstrated that Medina was negligent in attempting to make a left turn at the intersection when the turn could not be made with reasonable safety (see Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1141 …). In opposition, however, the defendants raised triable issues of fact through the submission of Medina’s affidavit. Medina averred that he waited until traffic was clear before turning left with his left-turn indicator activated and a green traffic light in his favor. According to Medina, as he was making the turn, he observed a cyclist traveling west on Myrtle Avenue at a high rate of speed. Medina averred that he immediately brought his vehicle to a stop, but the cyclist was unable to stop due to his speed and collided with Medina’s vehicle. Medina’s affidavit was sufficient to raise triable issues of fact as to how the accident occurred and whether Medina was negligent in the happening of the accident  … . Amancio-Gonzalez v Medina, 2024 NY Slip Op 00400, Second Dept 1-31-24

Practice Point; It is possible that a driver can collide with a bicyclist and not be negligent.

 

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