Ohio mom battles court over dead son's property
(WKBN) – An Ohio mom is battling in court to find out what happened to her son's iPhone and cash that are missing following her son's fatal car crash. The case has made its way to the Ohio Supreme Court.
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The case surrounds Andrea Mauk's son Damon, his belongings and how they ended up being given to a man who said he was Damon's dad.
After Damon was taken to the hospital following the 2023 crash in Richland County, his wallet that contained $1,500 and his iPhone were given by police to a man at the hospital who said he was Damon's father. However, Mauk said that she nor police had notified Damon's father of the crash, and the man was characterized in court records as largely absent from his son's life.
Mauk had requested all reports and video recordings connected to the crash from troopers through the Ohio Department of Public Safety and from the Richland County Sheriff's Office, which would include body-worn camera footage. Reports and camera footage were turned over, but some information was redacted. Mauk believes that some of the redacted information could lead to identifying who the man was that a deputy said he gave the money and iPhone to at the hospital.
Mauk has been trying to recover Damon's property and confirm whether the property was given to Damon's father. She also stated she has been trying to 'lobby the sheriff's office to tighten up its policies and ensure strangers cannot steal the property of accident victims.'
The Supreme Court analyzed the records request and ordered the sheriff's office to file documents for a confidential review to determine whether the office complied with the records request when it redacted information.
The body cam video from the Patrol was provided, but months after it was requested because of a backlog in requests. Mauk said that was too long, and the Court ruled that she was entitled to $1,000 in damages for the delay.
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