SORRENTINO v. RIEMER

Ordered that the order is reversed, on the law, with costs, and the motion is granted.

In this automobile accident case involving a rear-end collision, after the defendants made out a prima facie case for summary judgment, the plaintiff driver failed to proffer an adequate, non-negligent explanation for his failure to maintain a safe distance between his car and the defendants' truck, or raise a triable issue of fact that the defendants' alleged negligence was a proximate cause of his injuries ( see, Sass v. Ambu Trans, 238 A.D.2d 570; Barba v. Best Sec. Corp., 235 A.D.2d 381; Migdol v. Striker, 215 A.D.2d 358; Vehicle and Traffic Law § 1129 Veh. Traf. [a]). Thus, the defendants' motion for summary judgment dismissing the complaint should have been granted.

Bracken, J. P., Altman, Krausman and McGinity, JJ., concur.