Champaign County Sheriff's Office, Illinois
End of Watch: Saturday, December 22, 1962
Age: 48
Tour of Duty: 22 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Vehicular assault
Date of Incident: December 22, 1962
Weapon Used: Automobile; Alcohol involved
Suspect Info: Convicted of homicide
Deputy Sheriff Bud Hewerdine was killed when the patrol car he was a passenger in was struck head-on by a drunk driver on State Route 130, seven miles south or Urbana.
The driver of the other car was convicted of reckless homicide and sentenced to serve four months at the Illinois Penal Farm, with two years probation.
Deputy Hewerdine had served with the Champaign County Sheriff's Department for 22 years. He was survived by his wife, three daughters, and two sons.