Christopher Shane Johnson
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Deputy Sheriff

Christopher Shane Johnson

Accident
End of Watch August 29, 2009
Age 34
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Christopher Johnson was killed in an automobile accident while responding to another accident call on Highway 91.

His patrol car collided with a tractor trailer that was attempting to make a left turn in front of him.

Deputy Johnson had served with the Platte County Sheriff's Office for three years. Deputy Johnson had previously served at the Althill Police Department, Walthill, Nebraska from May 2001 to August 2002, and with the West Point Police Department, West Point, Nebraska from August 2002 to February 2006.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and step-son.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Johnson gave the Platte County Sheriff's Office 3 years.
Thank you for your service to the Columbus community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Johnson.

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

Agency

Location Columbus, NE
Platform Identity pcso.platte.ne.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 29, 2009
Tour of Duty 3 yrs
Age 34
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff Christopher Shane Johnson 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 NE, 36 of 151 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 23.8% of this state's fallen. That is 7.2 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

Platte County Sheriff's Office
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
NE — Statewide
36
of 151 officers
23.8% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Christopher Shane Johnson's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Christopher Shane Johnson Compares

Age at End of Watch
34
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
3
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Christopher Shane Johnson is highlighted in Aug.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897