Roll of Honor
Incident
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.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, three daughters, his mother, a sister, and two grandchildren.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Lieutenant Guhl gave the Fulton County Sheriff's Office 26 years.
Thank you for your service to the Wauseon community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Duane M. Guhl served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Lieutenant Duane M. Guhl is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In OH, 318 of 991 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Duane M. Guhl's cause is highlighted.
How Duane M. Guhl Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Duane M. Guhl is highlighted in Oct.