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IN THIS BUS-PASSENGER INJURY CASE, THE BUS DRIVER RAISED A QUESTION OF FACT WHETHER THE EMERGENCY DOCTRINE APPLIED; THE BUS STRUCK A VEHICLE WHICH STOPPED SUDDENLY AFTER IT WAS CUT OFF BY A THIRD VEHICLE; THE BUS DRIVER’S AFFIDAVIT WAS SUPPORTED BY SURVEILLANCE VIDEO (SECOND DEPT).

The Second Department, reversing Supreme Court, determined defendant bus driver raised a question of fact about the applicability of the emergency doctrine in this bus-passenger injury case. The bus driver’s affidavit, together with video evidence, indicated that the vehicle struck by the bus stopped suddenly after being cut off by a third vehicle:

… [T]he defendants raised a triable issue of fact as to whether there was a nonnegligent explanation for the collision through the submission of an affidavit from Mendes [the bus driver] and a surveillance video of the accident … . In Mendes’ affidavit, she attested, among other things, that she collided with the vehicle owned by Paratransit when that vehicle made a sudden stop after being “cut off” by another vehicle. Moreover, the surveillance video was consistent with the assertions in Mendes’ affidavit. Yearwood v New York City Tr. Auth., 2024 NY Slip Op 02555, Second Dept 5-8-24

Practice Point: Although most rear-end collisions are deemed the fault of the rear driver, here it was alleged the front vehicle stopped suddenly after being cut off by a third vehicle, raising a question of fact about the applicability of the emergency doctrine as a defense.

Practice Point: Here is this rear-end collision case, the availability of surveillance video supported the applicability of the emergency doctrine as a defense.

 

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