Roll of Honor
Incident
Captain Scott Bierwiler was killed when his patrol car was struck head-on by a teenage driver on Powell Road between Spring Park Way and Leopard Lane just south of Brooksville.
On November 10, 2010, the suspect plead guilty to grand theft auto and vehicular homicide. He was sentenced to nine months in county jail followed by two years of house arrest and four years of probation.
Captain Bierwiler had served with the Hernando County Sheriff's Office for 23 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, three children, mother, sister, and brother.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
23 years. You could have gone home.
Captain Bierwiler gave the Hernando County Sheriff's Office 23 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Brooksville community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Captain Bierwiler.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Captain Scott Michael Bierwiler 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 FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 0.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Hernando County Sheriff's Dept., 2 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Scott Michael Bierwiler's cause is highlighted.
How Scott Michael Bierwiler Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Scott Michael Bierwiler is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
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