The Columbus Police Department is investigating a fatal crash that killed a local man earlier this morning. At approximately 9:03 a.m., CPD officers responded to the intersection of 10th Street and Whitfield Drive in regards to a three vehicle crash.
The investigating officers determined that Dennis A. Deffenbaugh, 73, of Columbus exited the Lowes parking lot and was traveling southbound when his 1995 Ford F250 collided in the intersection with a 2019 Chevrolet Blazer, driven by Nicoleta D. Dailey, 39, of Hope, who was traveling west on 10th Street.
After the impact of the crash, Dailey’s vehicle struck a 2012 Mercedes GL450 sport utility vehicle, driven by Lorena V. Baird, 49, of Columbus, who was traveling east on 10th Street and stopped in the left turn lane on the west side of the intersection.