Deon Bankhead Death – The man who tragically lost his life in a collision with a semitractor-trailer at West First and South Main streets on Wednesday has been identified as Deon Bankhead, aged 29.
Tom Stortz, the Richland County coroner’s investigator, successfully reached out to Bankhead’s next of kin on Friday. Stortz mentioned that he was unable to locate the man’s current address.
The fatal crash, which involved a bicycle and a semi tractor-trailer, was investigated by the Mansfield police at 5:37 p.m. on Wednesday at the intersection of South Main and West First streets.
Bankhead, who was riding the bicycle, was taken to a local hospital by the Mansfield Fire Department. Unfortunately, he succumbed to his injuries, as stated by Mansfield police Chief Jason Bammann in a news release issued late Wednesday.