Hi Eastland Johnson

Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks — Jackson, MS

Accident

End of Watch October 17, 1952

Age 48

Tour of Duty 18 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 10

Incident

District Game Warden Hi Johnson was killed when his vehicle collided with a switch engine in Waynesboro, Mississippi.

He had gone to Waynesboro for a meeting with other game wardens from his district in regards to a sudden change to the squirrel season dates. He had just left the meeting when his truck collided with the switch engine at the railroad crossing. The impact threw him 15 yards from the vehicle. He was taken to Waynesboro Hospital where he died one hour later.

Game Warden Johnson had served with the agency for 18 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, three daughters, mother, three sisters, and three brothers.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
District Game Warden Johnson gave the Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks 18 years.
Thank you for your service to the Jackson community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, District Game Warden Johnson.

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

Agency

Department Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks

Location Jackson, MS

Platform Identity mdwfpcons.fed.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 17, 1952

Tour of Duty 18 yrs

Age 48

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

District Game Warden Hi Eastland Johnson 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 MS, 89 of 349 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25.5% of this state's fallen. That is 5.5 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks, 5 of 11 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 45.5% of this agency's fallen.

Mississippi Department of Wildlife, Fisheries and Parks

of 11 officers

45.5% Accident

MS — Statewide

of 349 officers

25.5% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident