Roll of Honor
Derek Sean Baer
Incident
Special Agent Sean Baer was killed in a head-on vehicle crash at the intersection of Route 9 and Oak Lee Drive in Ranson, West Virginia, at about 1:50 pm.
An oncoming vehicle traveling at a high rate of speed ran a red light, then crossed the median and struck Agent Baer's department vehicle head-on. Agent Baer and the other driver were both killed in the crash.
Agent Baer was a United States Coast Guard veteran. He had served with the United States Postal Service - Office of Inspector General for over nine years and as a federal law enforcement officer with the Department of State for over four years, the Department of Commerce for a year, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for over a year.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and three children.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- 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.
Special Agent Baer gave the United States Postal Service 15 years.
Thank you for your service. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Derek Sean Baer served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.
Special Agent Derek Sean Baer 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 TX, 653 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At United States Postal Service - Office of Inspector General, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Derek Sean Baer's cause is highlighted.
How Derek Sean Baer Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Derek Sean Baer is highlighted in Apr.
Incident Location
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