{"id":2779,"date":"2020-05-07T18:04:48","date_gmt":"2020-05-07T22:04:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/?p=2779"},"modified":"2020-05-07T18:04:48","modified_gmt":"2020-05-07T22:04:48","slug":"summary-judgment-should-have-been-granted-to-motorist-in-new-york-rear-end-collision-accident-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/summary-judgment-should-have-been-granted-to-motorist-in-new-york-rear-end-collision-accident-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Summary Judgment Should Have Been Granted to Motorist in New York Rear-End Collision Accident Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Although a Syracuse car accident can happen in many different ways, rear-end collisions, side-impact accidents, and head-on crashes are some of the most common scenarios for car wrecks nowadays. Driver distraction or inattention, speeding, and drunk or impaired driving are common causes of these types of car accidents. In motor vehicle accident cases, the burden of proof is on the plaintiff to prove that the accident proximately resulted from a breach of duty on the defendant&#8217;s part.<\/p>\n<p>If the plaintiff cannot produce sufficient evidence to raise a question for the trier of fact on the question of negligence, his or her case is likely to be dismissed prior to trial. This is one of the many reasons why it is important to be represented by a qualified accident attorney in such cases.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Facts of the Case<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In a recent <a href=\"https:\/\/law.justia.com\/cases\/new-york\/appellate-division-third-department\/2020\/528836.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">case<\/a>, the plaintiff was a woman who was riding in the car of the first defendant as they traveled along a busy highway. An SUV that had been traveling in the same vicinity as the first defendant allegedly &#8220;suddenly merged&#8221; and stopped in front of the first defendant&#8217;s vehicle. The first defendant was able to stop without rear-ending the SUV, but the second defendant, who was traveling behind the first defendant in traffic, was unable to stop and ran into the back of the first defendant&#8217;s vehicle. The plaintiff sued both the first defendant and the second defendant, seeking monetary compensation for injuries she allegedly sustained in the crash.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/summary-judgment-should-have-been-granted-to-motorist-in-new-york-rear-end-collision-accident-case\/#more-2779\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Although a Syracuse car accident can happen in many different ways, rear-end collisions, side-impact accidents, and head-on crashes are some of the most common scenarios for car wrecks nowadays. Driver distraction or inattention, speeding, and drunk or impaired driving are common causes of these types of car accidents. 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