Roll of Honor
Incident
Chief of Police David Hewitt was killed in a single-vehicle crash on State Route 56, near Spring Branch Road, in Switzerland County, Indiana, while en route to the police station.
His vehicle struck a patch of ice on the road surface, causing it to slide off of the road and overturn. He was ejected from the vehicle and suffered fatal injuries.
Chief Hewitt had served in law enforcement for 27 years. He had served with the Rising Sun Police Department, Switzerland County Sheriff’s Office, Dearborn County Sheriff’s Department, and Lawrenceburg Police Department.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, daughter, and son.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
27 years. You could have gone home.
Chief of Police Hewitt gave the Rising Sun Police Department 27 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Rising Sun community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Chief of Police Hewitt.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Chief of Police David Paul Hewitt 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 IN, 151 of 503 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. David Paul Hewitt's cause is highlighted.
How David Paul Hewitt Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. David Paul Hewitt is highlighted in Feb.