Staff report

CHESHIRE - A Cheshire-area man has died of injuries suffered in a one-vehicle accident last Sunday on Cheshire Township Road 633 (Storys Run), the Gallia-Meigs Post of the State Highway Patrol reported.

James Edward “Jimmy” Gilkey died at 10:25 a.m. Monday in Cabell Huntington Hospital at Huntington, W.Va., where he had been transported following the 4 a.m. crash that occurred eight-tenths of a mile west of Ohio 7.

Troopers said Gilkey, 22, of 1752 Storys Run Road, was westbound in a sports utility vehicle when it traveled off the left side of the road and struck a tree. The SUV was severely damaged, according to the report.

Gilkey was taken to a staging area by emergency personnel and airlifted to Cabell Huntington by MedFlight, troopers said.

The victim has been released to Acree Funeral Home in Middleport for arrangements.