ODOT Singing Trucker Warms Hearts During COVID-19 Pandemic

Lee Baxter of Chillicothe based District 9 of the Ohio Department of Transportation capped Governor Mike DeWine’s daily COVID-19 news conference Thursday afternoon.

DeWine drew viewers attention to the monitor for a special video and Baxter warmed hearts with his rendition of Lee Greenwood’s “God Bless the USA” while the production included views from around Ohio of red, white and blue illuminated bridges and structures followed by encouraging messages and smiling faces of ODOT workers.

By late Thursday evening, the video garnered more than 30,000 Facebook views and over 400 shares.