Daniel Aaron Smith
Sergeant

Daniel Aaron Smith

Winchester Police Department — Winchester, TN
Accident
End of Watch May 31, 1996
Age 60
Tour of Duty 22 yrs
Badge 254
The Vigil Panel 142 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Smith was killed in a single car accident at 12:38 am. There was no radio traffic to or from Sergeant Smith at that time and it is not known if there were any other vehicles in the area when the accident occurred. It is believed he may have been en route to back up another officer who had made a traffic stop in the area. Sergeant Smith had served with the agency for 22 years.

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Last updated
August 2, 2026

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22 years. You could have gone home.
Sergeant Smith gave the Winchester Police Department 22 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Winchester community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Smith.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Winchester, Franklin County, TN
Platform Identity wpd.franklin.tn.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 31, 1996
Tour of Duty 22 yrs
Age 60
Badge Number 254
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Sergeant Daniel Aaron Smith is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In TN, 191 of 769 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.8% of this state's fallen. That is 24.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

Winchester Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
TN — Statewide
191
of 769 officers
24.8% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Daniel Aaron Smith's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Daniel Aaron Smith Compares

Age at Death
60
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
22
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Daniel Aaron Smith is highlighted in May.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

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