Clare County Sheriff's Department, Michigan
End of Watch: Thursday, October 9, 2003
Age: 37
Tour of Duty: 9 years
Badge Number: 1046
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: October 9, 2003
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Killed in crash
Deputy Sheriff Kevin Sherwood was killed in an automobile crash on U.S. 127, near the Hatton Road overpass, while investigating reports that a vehicle was traveling the wrong way at around 1:00 am.
The vehicle he was searching for was the vehicle that collided with his patrol car. The driver of that vehicle was also killed in the collision.
Deputy Sherwood was a U.S. Army veteran and had served with the Clare County Sheriff's Department for nine years. He is survived by his wife, three children, parents, brother, and sister.