WRIGHT STATE DEATH
IN SOUTHWEST OHIO, FAMILY AND COMMUNITY ADVOCATES ARE CALLING THE DEATH OF A WRIGHT STATE STUDENT ON I-70 MONDAY IN CLARK COUNTY A SUICIDE.
THE CRASH KILLED A PEDESTRIAN ON I-70 MONDAY. THE OHIO STATE HIGHWAY PATROL SAYS PIERRE DAMAS BELL WAS PARKED IN THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE HIGHWAY MONDAY IN CLARK COUNTY. HE EXITED THE CAR, DIPPED INTO TRAFFIC AND WAS HIT BY A SEMI ON I-70. HE CAME TO THE U.S. FROM HAITI IN 2024 AND HAD TEMPORARY PROTECTED STATUS. THE TRUMP ADMINISTRATION ENDED THAT PROTECTION FOR HAITIANS IN JULY. DAMAS BELL STILL HAD A PENDING ASYLUM CASE WHEN ICE REQUIRED HIM TO WEAR AN ANKLE BRACELET
BEL'S FAMILY AND LOCAL ADVOCATES SAY HE SUFFERED FROM MENTAL ANGUISH AND BULLYING RELATED TO WEARING A REQUIRED IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT (ICE) GPS ANKLE MONITOR.