Citation issued for pedestrian death, official report released

SHERIDAN (WNE) — The Sheridan Police Department released the report for a vehicle-pedestrian incident Aug. 14 that led to the death of a 93-year-old Sheridan man.

According to the report, Edward Hammett, 93, was struck by a semi-truck while crossing the intersection of Brooks and Loucks streets in his motorized wheelchair. Hammett was taken to Sheridan Memorial Hospital.

According to the report, the driver of the Wyo Trucking semi-truck, Scott Schroeder, told law enforcement he was on his way to dump his trailer at its final destination when the incident occurred.

Schroeder recalled seeing “a flash” to the right of his truck while making the right hand turn prior to colliding with the wheelchair. He was issued a citation for failure to yield to a pedestrian and will be required to pay the fine.

According to the report, from the resting place of the semi and wheelchair, it appeared that Hammett had likely entered the roadway slightly prior to Schroeder initiating his turn after Schroeder believed (Hammett) had cleared the intersection.

Hammett died Aug. 17 at SMH. Preliminary findings indicated Hammett’s death was due to multiple broken bones he suffered due to the crash from which he was unable to recover.

According to an autopsy report, Hammett’s cause of death was confirmed as complications of blunt impact injuries to the torso and extremities.

Hammett was the second pedestrian death in Sheridan in 2025.

A separate vehicle-pedestrian incident that led to the death of 65-year-old Julie Fitzsimons occurred May 28 at the intersection of North Main and West Fifth streets.  Fitzsimons was crossing the street when she was struck and killed.

David Johnson, 33, was charged with homicide by vehicle and violating traffic control signals — both misdemeanor charges. 

This story was published on Dec. 30, 2025.