What happened to the motorcyclist Nathan Thobe?
http://www.wapakdailynews.com/content/view/110185/1/ Monday, 08 June 2009 Man dies in pursuit By KAREN CAMPBELL, Assistant Managing Editor A 25-year-old Maria Stein man was killed after crashing his motorcycle while being pursued by Minster Police officers. Nathan P. Thobe, 25, sped from police officers on his Kawasaki Ninja after they attempted to stop him for a minor misdemeanor of failing to stop at a stop sign at the intersection of First and Cleveland streets, Minster Police Chief Randy Houseworth said this morning. He said the chase lasted only a few minutes but reached high speeds on the west wide of town before entering in the Minster Industrial Park shortly before 3 a.m. Sunday. The suspect was pursued north on Ohio Street through Four Seasons Park and two farm fields before turning back into the village where the pursuit continued south on Ohio Street into the industrial park. The chase ended ne
A Maria Stein man who died early Sunday when he crashed his motorcycle in Minster while fleeing from police had a blood-alcohol concentration level of twice the legal limit. Police investigators said Nathan P. Thobe, 25, had a blood-alcohol concentration level of 0.17 percent. In Ohio, a 0.08 percent blood-alcohol concentration level is considered intoxicated. Authorities were still investigating the circumstances surrounding the fatal motorcycle accident. Sgt. Tom Brookhart of the Wapakoneta post of the Ohio Highway State Patrol said his office is working on determining the speed Thobe was traveling when he crashed. The Minster Police Department is also investigating the 10-minute chase of Thobe. Randy Houseworth, Minster police chief, said a crash reconstructionist was being used to create a tentative plan that will be available Friday. He said all fatal crashes have to be presented before a grand jury and preparations are being made for that. Houseworth refused to release informatio
Troopers from the State Highway Patrol Post in Wapakoneta identified the cyclist as Nathan Thobe, 25, of Maria Stein. He was pronounced dead in the emergency room at Joint Township Memorial Hospital in St. Marys. Sources: http://www.whiotv.com/news/19682840/detail.
