Winchester Police Department, Tennessee
End of Watch: Friday, May 31, 1996
Age: 60
Tour of Duty: 22 years
Badge Number: 254
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: May 31, 1996
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Sergeant Smith was killed in a single car accident at 12:38 am. There was no radio traffic to or from Sergeant Smith at that time and it is not known if there were any other vehicles in the area when the accident occurred. It is believed he may have been en route to back up another officer who had made a traffic stop in the area.
Sergeant Smith had served with the agency for 22 years.