Joseph Ray Steenbergen

Collin County Sheriff's Office — McKinney, TX

Accident

End of Watch February 5, 1985

Age 36

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 5

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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Tributes

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

Department Collin County Sheriff's Office

Location McKinney, TX

Platform Identity ccso.collin.tx.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch February 5, 1985

Tour of Duty 5 yrs

Age 36

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Sheriff Joseph Ray Steenbergen 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 TX, 653 of 2,421 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 27% of this state's fallen. That is 4 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

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.

Collin County Sheriff's Office

of 6 officers

50% Accident

TX — Statewide

653

of 2,421 officers

27% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident