Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Chris Johnson was killed in a three-vehicle crash on Darroch Road in Lillington at 2:56 p.m.
Deputy Johnson had left Highland Middle School and was on his way to another school when he collided with a tractor-trailer. His patrol vehicle was thrown into multiple vehicles. He died at the scene.
Johnson was with the Harnett County Sheriff’s Office for 16 months and was the Student Resource Officer at Highland Middle School. He previously served with the Sampson County Sheriff’s Office for 16 years and the Dunn Police Department for 9 years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife, four children, and father.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
26 years. You could have gone home.
Deputy Sheriff Johnson gave the Harnett County Sheriff's Office 26 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Lillington community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Johnson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Christopher 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 NC, 205 of 664 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.9% of this state's fallen.
At Harnett County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Christopher Johnson's cause is highlighted.
How Christopher Johnson Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Christopher Johnson is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
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