R. Dwight Johnston
Sergeant

R. Dwight Johnston

Fort Lauderdale Police Department — Fort Lauderdale, FL
Accident
End of Watch April 5, 1947
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Dwight Johnston was killed in a motorcycle accident at W. Broward Boulevard and NW 7th Avenue while on patrol. Sergeant Johnston had served with the Fort Lauderdale Police Department for 4 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two children.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-FL-5BBFBDD8
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August 2, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Johnston gave the Fort Lauderdale Police Department 4 years.
Thank you for your service to the Fort Lauderdale community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Johnston.

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

Agency

Type Other
Location Fort Lauderdale, Broward County, FL
Platform Identity flpd.broward.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 5, 1947
Tour of Duty 4 yrs
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Sergeant R. Dwight Johnston 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 FL, 313 of 1,008 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 Fort Lauderdale Police Department, 9 of 13 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 69.2% of this agency's fallen.

Fort Lauderdale Police Department
9
of 13 officers
69.2% Accident
FL — Statewide
313
of 1,008 officers
31.1% 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. R. Dwight Johnston's cause is highlighted.

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

How R. Dwight Johnston Compares

Years of Service
4
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. R. Dwight Johnston is highlighted in Apr.

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