—[*1]In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendant appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Rockland County (Weiner, J.), dated June 6, 2003, which granted the plaintiff's motion for summary judgment on the issue of liability.

Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.

The Supreme Court correctly determined that the plaintiff was entitled to summary judgment on the issue of liability as a matter of law. Krausman, J.P., Luciano, Adams and Cozier, JJ., concur.