Jemison Police Department, Alabama
End of Watch: Saturday, March 5, 2011
Age: 30
Tour of Duty: 8 years
Badge Number: 411
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: March 5, 2011
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Officer Donald Newman was killed in an automobile accident while responding to a head-on vehicle crash involving children.
His patrol car hydroplaned during a period of heavy rain and struck a utility pole on U.S. Highway 31.
Officer Newman was a United States Air Force Operation Iraqi Freedom veteran and had served with the Jemison Police Department for just over two years. He is survived by his wife and 4-year-old son.