Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Johnny Mitchell succumbed to injuries sustained in a vehicle crash on July 22nd, 1971. His patrol car struck another vehicle head-on at an I-95 exit ramp during the chase by members of the Opa-locka Police Department. Officer Mitchell remained in a coma for several weeks before succumbing to his injuries. Officer Mitchell was a U.S. Air Force veteran and had served with the Metro-Dade Police Department for one year.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and two young children.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Police Officer Mitchell gave the Metro-Dade Police Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Miami community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Johnny Edward Mitchell served in the Air Force (1965â1969) before joining law enforcement.
Police Officer Johnny Edward Mitchell 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 FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 0.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Metro-Dade Police Department, 9 of 25 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 36% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Johnny Edward Mitchell's cause is highlighted.
How Johnny Edward Mitchell Compares
Offender Outcome
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When Accident Deaths Occur
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Incident Location
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