Dylan Jenkins was killed in a car accident in Fayette County. The video of the accident has yet to be made public.

On November 27, 1993, he was born in Hillsboro, Ohio, to Kenneth Lee Jenkins and Terri Jo Felheim Creditt. He graduated from Wilmington High School in 2012.

His parents, Terri Jo and David Creditt, as well as Kenneth Lee and Debra Ann Jenkins, are the only members of his family who are still alive. Dusty Matthews, his three-year partner, was the same. Tyler Jenkins, Trevor Talbott, and Brad (Erin) Creditt are his three brothers.

Alyssa and Levi Jenkins are Dylan’s nieces and nephews. John V. Shoemaker, Tony (Anna) Felheim, Jeanie and Herb Weidlich, and Teresa Jenkins are his grandparents. His great grandfather is Neil G. Felheim, his uncle is Ryan (Dawn) Felheim, and his aunt is Julia Strider. He also has several other cousins.

He was predeceased by his grandmother, Virginia Fleming Shoemaker, great grandfather, James H. Jenkins, great grandmother, Betty Quigley Felheim, great grandparents, Thomas and Frances Fleming, and stepfather, Duane E. Caplinger.