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Eric Michael Work

Case from Clay, WV dated Aug 28, 2012

Victim Details

Eric Michael Work

Male

White / Caucasian

Clay

WV

2012-08-28

26

Eric

Michael Work

07/03/2026

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In the late summer evening of August 28, 2012, a routine traffic stop on Interstate 79 in Clay County, West Virginia, tragically escalated, leading to the death of 26-year-old White/Caucasian male, West Virginia State Trooper Eric Michael Workman. He and his partner, Corporal Marshall Bailey, pulled over a vehicle for reckless driving at a park-and-ride in Wallback. The driver was identified as Luke Baber, who was determined to be intoxicated and subsequently arrested.

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Is anyone else following the discussion around Luke Baber's history and how it played into his actio... ...Read More
11/25/2023
I can't stop thinking about the impact this tragic incident had on the local community in Ivydale an... ...Read More
03/03/2023
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