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Derek Sean Baer

Gender : Male

Age : 49

Race : White

Date : 04/09/2024

Location : Intersection of West Virginia Route 9 and Oak Lee Drive

City : Ranson

County : Jefferson

State : West Virginia

Agency : United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General, United States Postal Service

Cause of Death : Vehicle

Event : Died from vehicle crash while on duty

OPEN RECORDS SUMMARY :

On 04/09/2024, Special Agent Derek Sean Baer, age 49, with the United States Postal Service Office of Inspector General was killed in a head-on vehicle collision at the intersection of West Virginia Route 9 and Oak Lee Drive in Ranson, West Virginia when another vehicle crossed the median and struck his department vehicle. Baer had served with the USPS OIG for over nine years and previously served as a federal law enforcement officer with other agencies. Obituary records list him as a resident of Kearneysville, West Virginia and confirm his death was in the line of duty.

SOURCE LINKS :

https://www.odmp.org/officer/26992-special-agent-derek-sean-baer
https://www.eackles-spencerfuneralhome.com/obituary/derek-baer
https://www.firstrespondertaskforce.com/wall-of-honor/2024-04-15
https://www.wfmd.com/2024/04/12/frederick-county-resident-one-of-two-killed-in-wv-crash/
https://www.facebook.com/EOWRide/photos/we-mourn-the-loss-of-special-agent-sean-baer-with-the-united-states-postal-servi/441118055114172/