Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Joseph Johnson was killed in a motorcycle crash at the intersection of Hampton Boulevard and Forrest Avenue. He crashed as he attempted to avoid striking a truck that had slowed in front of him to make a left turn. Officer Johnson had served with the Norfolk Police Department for 20 months.
Survivors
He was survived by his parents, brother, and five sisters.
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- August 2, 2026
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Officer Johnson gave the Norfolk Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Norfolk community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Officer Johnson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Officer Joseph E. 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 VA, 204 of 656 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 31.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Norfolk Police Department, 17 of 39 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 43.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Joseph E. Johnson's cause is highlighted.
How Joseph E. Johnson Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Joseph E. Johnson is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
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