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Police Officer

Eddie Joe Johnson, Jr.

Alton Police Department — Alton, MO

Accident

End of Watch October 20, 2014

Age 45

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Police Officer Eddie Johnson was killed in a single vehicle crash while responding to a structure fire at a home in Royal Oak, approximately six miles west of Alton.

During the response his patrol car left U.S. 160 fives miles west of Alton, struck a driveway entrance, and overturned several times. It is believed that Officer Johnson was not wearing his seat belt at the time.

Officer Johnson also served as the fire chief of the Alton Volunteer Fire Department as a reserved deputy with the Oregon County Sheriff's Office.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife and three children.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Johnson gave the Alton Police Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Alton community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Johnson.

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

Agency

Department Alton Police Department

Location Alton, MO

Platform Identity apd.oregon.mo.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 20, 2014

Tour of Duty 10 yrs

Age 45

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Police Officer Eddie Joe Johnson, Jr. 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 MO, 237 of 813 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 29.2% of this state's fallen. That is 1.8 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

Alton Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Accident

MO — Statewide

237

of 813 officers

29.2% 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. Eddie Joe Johnson, Jr.'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 Eddie Joe Johnson, Jr. Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

Years of Service