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Topeka man dies in July 1 crash on Highway 24 near Silver Lake

A Topeka family is mourning the death of Dakota “Cody” Bacon, 28, who died in a deadly crash in Shawnee County.

Illustration of a rural stretch of highway near a lake at dusk, with a grieving silhouette near the roadside and distant emergency light glow, without any readable text.

State troopers said Bacon, a Topeka resident, was killed in a crash on July 1 on Highway 24 near Silver Lake.

More details about the crash circumstances were not included in the available report.