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ROBERTA PRYOR, appellant, v. ARTHUR REICHERT, respondent, et al., defendant.

ORDERED that the order is modified by adding thereto a provision severing the action against the remaining defendant; as so modified, the order is affirmed insofar as appealed from, with costs to the respondent.

The plaintiff was allegedly injured while she was a passenger in a motor vehicle operated by the defendant Shari L. Joyner, which was involved in a collision with a motor vehicle operated by the defendant Arthur Reichert. Reichert demonstrated his entitlement to judgment as a matter of law by establishing that Joyner violated Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1141 when she made a left turn directly into the path of his vehicle, as he legally proceeded through an intersection (see, Miranda v. Devlin, 242 A.D.2d 356 [2d Dept., Apr. 12, 1999]; Diasparra v. Smith, 253 A.D.2d 840; Zuckerman v. City of New York, 49 N.Y.2d 557).

In opposition to the motion, the plaintiff's conclusory and speculative assertions concerning Reichert's possible negligence were unsupported by any competent evidence. Thus, the plaintiff did not overcome Reichert's prima facie showing of entitlement to judgment as a matter of law (see, Miranda v. Devlin, supra; Bolta v. Lohan, 242 A.D.2d 356; Alvarez v. Prospect Hosp., 68 N.Y.2d 320).

SANTUCCI, J.P., JOY, FRIEDMANN, and GOLDSTEIN, JJ., concur.

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PRYOR v. REICHERT
(Oct 18, 1999)