Pittsburgh Bureau of Police, Pennsylvania
End of Watch: Saturday, February 7, 1953
Age: 33
Tour of Duty: 8 years, 11 months
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Date of Incident: February 2, 1953
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Patrolman William Ewing succumbed to head injury five days earlier when his head struck a utility pole while leaning to take a turn on his motorcycle on Voskamp Street near Vinial Street.
He was taken to Allegheny Hospital where he succumbed to his injuries five days later.
Patrolman Ewing was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII and had served with the Pittsburgh Police Department for nine years. He was survived by his expectant wife and four children.