Capo v. State Department of Transportation

In consolidated appeals, plaintiffs in personal injury, automobile accident case appeal from a final judgment entered in favor of defendant State of Florida, Department of Transportation (DOT). For the following reason, we reverse and remand for a new trial.

Ricardo Rodriguez was travelling northbound on the Palmetto Expressway (State Road 826). As he attempted to exit onto Coral Way, he failed to negotiate the sharp right-hand turn on the exit ramp. His vehicle left the exit ramp, crossed a grassy area, and vaulted onto the entrance ramp to northbound 826. His vehicle landed on top of a…