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Nancy loses control of her car and slams into a guardrail at the entrance to a bridge

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Nancy loses control of her car and slams into a guardrail at the entrance to a bridge. Nancy is trapped in her car, which is now blocking the bridge. Percy sees the accident, jumps out of his car, and begins warning oncoming traffic to stop. A car driven by Dalton strikes Percy, and Percy is injured. Percy sues Dalton and the Texas Dept. of Transportation ("TxDOT"). In his suit, Percy alleges that (i) Dalton was negligent because he was speeding, (ii) TxDOT was negligent in designing the bridge, and (iii) the negligence of Dalton and TxDOT caused emotional and physical damages to P. The court finds that Percy suffered $1,000,000 in damages as a result of the accident. The court apportions fault for the accident 10% to Percy, 50% to Dalton, and 40% to TxDOT. However, the court rules that TxDOT is immune from liability under the doctrine of sovereign immunity. How much can Percy recover from Dalton?