Interstate 71 Fatal Crash
Richland County, Mansfield – The Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a onecar fatal crash that occurred on IR 71 in Perry Township, Richland County, Ohio. The crash occurred when a blue 2016 Hyundai Santa Fe traveling southbound on IR71 traveled off the right side of the road striking an embankment and guardrail before coming to rest. When first responders arrived, the driver, Mark Ricketts, age 67 of Decatur, Illinois, was unresponsive. He was transported to Ohio Health Mansfield where he was pronounced dead. Troy Township Fire and EMS and Shelly Smith Towing assisted at the scene. Drugs and alcohol are not suspected as contributing factors in the crash. The driver was wearing his seatbelt at the time of the crash.