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Are property owners in Ohio liable for injuries on snow and ice-covered sidewalks?
With Ohio getting deeper into winter with snowfall and cold temperatures, homeowners will be out bundled up and shoveling snow until the warmer months.
But if you don’t clear the snow and/or ice from your sidewalk, are you liable if someone slips, falls and gets hurt?
No, Ohio property owners are not liable for injuries that happen on snow and ice-covered sidewalks.
Depending on where you live, there may be an ordinance requiring a property owner to remove ice and snow.
“This is such a great question and a perennial one here in the state of Ohio, where snow and ice are obviously very common,” said Sarah Cole, the Michael E. Moritz chair in Alternative Dispute Resolution at The Ohio State University. “You might be surprised to know that homeowners actually have no duty to clear the sidewalks of natural accumulations of snow and ice.”
62-year-old man killed in fiery head-on crash in north Columbus
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — A 62-year-old man was killed in a fiery head-on crash in north Columbus Sunday night.
Around 10 p.m., Martin Smith was driving a 2005 Mercury Grand Marquis east on East Cooke Road at Overbrook Drive.
Police said a 2025 Toyota Camry was heading west on East Cooke Road when it crossed the centerline and struck the Grand Marquis head-on. The Camry then caught fire.
According to police, an adult and the front seat passenger of the Camry were able to get out of the vehicle before it became engulfed in flames. Smith was trapped inside his vehicle.
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Head-on crash in Clintonville claims man's life
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WSYX) — A man was killed in a crash in Clintonville on Sunday night.
The crash occurred at 10 p.m. on East Cooke Road near Overbrook Drive.
Sixty-two-year-old Martin Smith was driving east when another car traveling in the opposite direction crossed the centerline and collided with Smith's vehicle.
The other car caught fire, but the two occupants escaped and eventually were taken to Riverside Hospital in stable condition.
Smith, however, was trapped in his car and died a short time later.
It's not clear what caused the other car to cross over the centerline.
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