Roll of Honor
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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- July 23, 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
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Service Record
Incident Details
Sergeant Daniel Aaron Smith 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 TN, 191 of 769 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 24.8% of this state's fallen. That is 6.2 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Daniel Aaron Smith's cause is highlighted.
How Daniel Aaron Smith Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Daniel Aaron Smith is highlighted in May.