Roll of Honor
Incident
Sheriff Steenbergen succumbed to injuries sustained 7 months earlier when his patrol car was struck by another car that failed to yield right of way at FM 2514 and FM 2551. Sheriff Steenbergen was transported to a local hospital where he remained for the next seven months before being released home. He died two days after returning home.
Survivors
Sheriff Steenbergen had served as sheriff for 5 years and was survived by his wife and two daughters.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sheriff Steenbergen gave the Collin County Sheriff's Office 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the McKinney community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sheriff Steenbergen.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Sheriff Joseph Ray Steenbergen 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 TX, 657 of 2,422 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27.1% of this state's fallen. That is 27.1 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Collin County Sheriff's Office, 3 of 6 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Joseph Ray Steenbergen's cause is highlighted.
How Joseph Ray Steenbergen Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Joseph Ray Steenbergen is highlighted in Feb.
Incident Location
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