Keene v. State

OPINION

Raucci, J.

This is a tort case for injuries sustained by a passenger in a vehicle that was being driven through a State park. Claimant is the guardian of the injured Darrell W. Cope. For convenience, Darrell W. Cope is referred to in this opinion as the Claimant.

The vehicle in which the injured Claimant was a passenger left the roadway and struck a tree growing near the edge of the road. Claimants basic argument is that, in the design and maintenance of the road, Respondent had failed to maintain a proper “free zone” along the edge of the park roadway, so that cars leaving the traveled…