Massachusetts State Police, Massachusetts
End of Watch: Wednesday, January 4, 1950
Age: 32
Tour of Duty: 2 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Date of Incident: January 4, 1950
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Patrolman Alfred Hewett was struck and killed by a vehicle on the Newburyport Turnpike, in Saugus, while writing a traffic citation.
Two trucks collided and then struck Patrolman Hewett as he was standing outside of his patrol car. Both truck drivers were charged in relation to the incident.
Patrolman Hewett was a U.S. Army veteran of WWII and had served with the Massachusetts State Police for two years.