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ODOT cleared of liability in fatal sandbag overpass death

Original: ODOT not liable for a death from sandbag thrown from overpass

The Ohio Department of Transportation will not be held liable for a death caused by a sandbag thrown from an overpass onto traffic below. A ruling has determined the agency bears no legal responsibility for the fatal incident. The case raises questions about who is accountable when objects are deliberately thrown onto highways, a danger drivers have long been warned about.

Why now: A court or authority has just ruled the state transportation department cannot be sued over the fatal incident, drawing attention to highway safety and legal accountability.

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• ODOT not liable for a death from sandbag thrown from overpass · Signal Cleveland
• ODOT not liable for a death from sandbag thrown from overpass · Signal Akron

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