Alfred A. Hewett
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Patrolman

Alfred A. Hewett

Massachusetts State Police — Framingham, MA
Accident Veteran
End of Watch January 4, 1950
Age 32
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

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.

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July 23, 2026

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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Patrolman Hewett gave the Massachusetts State Police 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Massachusetts, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location Framingham, MA
Platform Identity masp.ma.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch January 4, 1950
Tour of Duty 2 yrs
Age 32
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Alfred A. Hewett served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Patrolman Alfred A. Hewett is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.

In MA, 158 of 469 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.7% of this state's fallen. That is 2.7 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Massachusetts State Police, 25 of 38 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 65.8% of this agency's fallen.

Massachusetts State Police
25
of 38 officers
65.8% Accident
MA — Statewide
158
of 469 officers
33.7% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Alfred A. Hewett's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Alfred A. Hewett Compares

Age at End of Watch
32
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
2
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Alfred A. Hewett is highlighted in Jan.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location