Passenger Killed, Driver Arrested in Single-Vehicle Wayne County Crash
Joe Lyons •
February 9, 2025
Passenger Killed, Driver Arrested in Single-Vehicle Wayne County Crash
EAST UNION TOWNSHIP – On Sunday morning, February 9, 2025, at approximately 12:29 AM, the Wooster Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol was notified of an iPhone crash alert on Hackett Road, CR188 in the area of South Millborne Road, CR142. Responding emergency personnel from Apple Creek/East Union Township Fire Department located the crash east of Millborne Road, just east of the village of Apple Creek, Wayne County.
The initial investigation revealed the crash involved a gray 2020 Ford F-250 Super Duty pick-up that had been eastbound on Hackett Road from Apple Creek. The pick-up lost control on the icy roadway, rotated off the left side of the road, struck the ditch, and overturned onto its right side.
The vehicle was occupied by three people, including the unbelted driver, Trevor Lee Barker, 22, Washington Court House. The left rear passenger, Whitney Brooke Miller, 24, Millersburg was unbelted but uninjured in the crash. The right rear passenger, Hannah Eve Baird, 25, Big Prairie, was also unbelted and seriously injured. Life-saving efforts were provided on the scene by Apple Creek/East Union Township Fire Department and Baird was transported to Wooster Community Hospital where she died as the result of injuries sustained in the crash.
In addition to the fire department, troopers were assisted on the scene by personnel from Apple Creek Police, Wayne County Sheriff’s Office, and Three Son’s Towing & Recovery.
Alcohol was a factor in the crash. The actions and the events that led to the death of Baird remain under investigation with charges pending.
This is the first fatal crash in Wayne County in 2025. Over the previous five years in Wayne County, driver impairment has contributed to 44 traffic deaths (55%) and 35 unbelted occupants have been killed (43%). The Ohio State Highway Patrol, Wooster Post, reminds all occupants to drive sober, never ride with an impaired driver, and always buckle up, whether behind the wheel or along for the ride.