A Tiffin man has died from injuries he suffered in a single-vehicle motorcycle crash on the city’s east side last week, the Tiffin Police Department said.
Reuben J. Guilkey II, 29, of Tiffin died of injuries sustained in the June 30 crash on Greeley Street, Sgt. Jared Watson of the Tiffin Police Department told The Advertiser-Tribune, which first reported his death. Watson said Monday afternoon that Guilkey had died of his injuries but that the exact time of death was not known.
Guilkey was wearing a helmet at the time of the crash, and impairment is not believed to be a factor, Watson said. He was operating a Suzuki GSXR 750 “at a rate greater than 60 mph,” Watson said, on a street posted at 25 mph.
According to police, Guilkey was traveling eastbound Tuesday evening when he lost control, struck a utility pole and guide wire and continued eastbound before the motorcycle overturned, ejecting him. Tiffin police and the Tiffin Fire and Rescue Division responded and found the rider seriously injured. He was taken to Mercy Health – Tiffin Hospital and then flown by Life Flight to Mercy Health – St. Vincent Medical Center, a Level I trauma center in Toledo.
Watson urged motorcyclists to operate their vehicles according to their skill level and to be mindful of speed, and he asked other drivers to stay alert for motorcycles on the roadway.
TiffinOhio.net first reported the crash on July 1, when the department said the wreck was reported around 8:30 p.m. June 30 near Greeley and McCollum streets and that no other vehicles were involved.
