By KAREN MUNDY
The Press-News
Christine Faulkner, the woman responsible for the death of Angela Baker, a student at East Canton High School, will spend eight years in prison. She has also lost her drivers license for life.
Faulkner was sentenced March 1 by Stark County Common Pleas Judge Charles E. Brown. She was charged with aggravated vehicular homicide, aggravated vehicular assault, failure to stop, operating a vehicle under the influence of alcohol and drugs and driving while under suspension.
On Sept. 30, 2009, Angela D. Baker, 15, died in an evening crash on U.S. Route 30 in Osnaburg Township. She was a passenger in the vehicle driven by Cynthia L. Miner, 57, of East Canton, which was westbound on U.S. Route 30. The car was struck in the rear by a vehicle operated by Faulkner of Canton, who had been working at a bar in Robertsville.
After the impact, the patrol officer said, Miner's vehicle traveled off the right side of the highway, struck a tree and overturned.
Following the crash, the patrolman said Faulkner attempted to leave the scene of the accident by walking westbound on U.S. Route 30.
Angela, the daughter of Dawn M. Weaver of East Canton and Victor K. Baker of Canton Township, was a sophomore at East Canton High School. She was described by principal Chris Corbi as a "friendly, nice girl, who was a little bit shy."
Corbi said Angela, who had come to the district as an eighth-grader, had been in choir and she liked both music and art. Outside of school, she loved riding four wheelers, swimming and spending time with family and friends.
Her impact on the community was apparent when, following her death, the school hosted the Angie Baker Pizza Challenge. The fund-raiser to help cover funeral expenses and to begin a scholarship in her honor drew hundreds of people and raised over $9,000.
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