—In an action to recover damages for personal injuries, the defendant James V. Dodds appeals from an order of the Supreme Court, Kings County (Bruno, J.), dated August 14, 1998, which granted the plaintiffs motion to vacate his default in appearing for oral argument on the motion of the defendant James V. Dodds for summary judgment, and denied that motion.
Ordered that the order is affirmed, with costs.
It is well settled that a plaintiff seeking to vacate a default must demonstrate both a reasonable excuse for the default and the existence of a meritorious claim (see, CPLR 5015 [a] [1];
Contrary to the appellant’s contention, the Supreme Court also correctly denied his motion for summary judgment. The plaintiff established the existence of triable issues of fact with regard to the alleged negligence of the appellant in continuing to drive his vehicle for approximately 200 feet after the plaintiff had become pinned under it (see, Rivera v New York City Tr. Auth., 77 NY2d 322; Lopez v City of New York, 4 AD2d 48; see generally, Zuckerman v City of New York, 49 NY2d 557). Bracken, J. P., Ritter, Krausman and Smith, JJ., concur.