Middleton Police Department, Massachusetts
End of Watch: Thursday, July 10, 1997
Age: 49
Tour of Duty: 23 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Date of Incident: July 10, 1997
Weapon Used: Automobile
Suspect Info: Cleared of all wrong doing
Sergeant Edward Couture was struck by a vehicle and killed while working a traffic detail on Route 62.
He was pinned between the vehicle and a piece of heavy machinery after being struck by the 76-year-old driver. After an investigation, the driver of the car was cleared of wrongdoing.
Sergeant Couture was a U.S. Army veteran of the Vietnam War and had served with the Middleton Police Department for 23 years. He was survived by his wife and two daughters.