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Lieutenant Duane M. Guhl | Fulton County Sheriff's Office, Ohio
Fulton County Sheriff's Office, Ohio

Lieutenant

Duane M. Guhl

Fulton County Sheriff's Office, Ohio

End of Watch: Wednesday, October 30, 1996

Biographical Info

Age: 55
Tour of Duty: 26 years
Badge Number: Not available

Incident Details

Cause of Death: Struck by train
Date of Incident: October 30, 1996
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Lieutenant Duane Guhl was struck and killed by a train while searching for the person who stole a truck from Wauseon High School.

At 11:30 p.m., Lieutenant Guhl was northbound on Country Road 10, searching for the subject who fled on foot when the train traveling eastbound broadsided his patrol vehicle. The crossing did not have lights and gates at the time.

He was an Ohio National Guard veteran and had served with the Fulton County Sheriff's Office for 26 years and previously served with the Wauseon Police Department. He is survived by his wife, three daughters, his mother, a sister, and two grandchildren.