Eric James Johnson
Agency patch
Patrolman

Eric James Johnson

Howard City Police Department — Howard City, MI
Accident
End of Watch August 31, 1997
Age 22
Tour of Duty 5 mo
Badge 414
The Vigil Panel 144 ›
Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Eric Johnson was killed in a vehicle crash at approximately 3:50 am. He was returning from the Montcalm County Jail when his patrol car collided with another vehicle on Michigan 46, east of Michigan 91. Both occupants of the other vehicle were also killed. Patrolman Johnson had served with the Howard City Police Department for five months.

Survivors

He is survived by his fiancée, parents, and sister.

In Our Keeping

Permanent identifier
BO-US-MI-3342AF1A
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August 2, 2026
Last updated
August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Johnson served with the Howard City Police Department.
Thank you for your service to the Howard City community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Johnson.

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

Agency

Type Police Department
Location Howard City, MI
Platform Identity hpd.montcalm.mi.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 31, 1997
Tour of Duty 5 mo
Age 22
Badge Number 414
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman Eric James Johnson is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,772 officers honored here.

In MI, 229 of 719 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.8% of this state's fallen. That is 31.8 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.

Howard City Police Department
1
of 1 officers
100% Accident
MI — Statewide
229
of 719 officers
31.8% Accident
Nationwide
1
of 97,772 officers
0% Accident

National Cause Distribution

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

Felonious
1 (0%)
Accident
1 (0%)
Illness
1 (0%)
Cardiac
1 (0%)
Undetermined
1 (0%)
Suicide
1 (0%)

How Eric James Johnson Compares

Age at Death
22
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
0.4
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

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

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
708
May
848
Jun
797
Jul
899
Aug
938
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location

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