The defendant met his prima facie burden of showing that the plaintiff did not sustain a serious injury within the meaning
In opposition, however, the plaintiff submitted evidence raising a triable issue of fact as to whether she sustained serious injuries to the cervical and lumbar regions of her spine (see Perl v Meher, 18 NY3d 208, 218-219 [2011]). Thus, the Supreme Court properly denied that branch of the defendant’s motion which was for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.
We have not considered the defendant’s remaining contention, regarding a gap in treatment, since it was improperly raised for the first time in his reply papers, and not considered by the Supreme Court (see Tadesse v Degnich, 81 AD3d 570, 570 [2011]; see also Petito v City of New York, 95 AD3d 1095, 1095 [2012]). Rivera, J.P., Dickerson, Leventhal and Lott, JJ., concur.