Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Johnson was struck and killed by a tractor trailer while taking measurements at the scene of a previous accident. Deputy Johnson had served with the Juneau County Sheriff's Department for 17 months.
Survivors
Deputy Johnson was survived by his wife and four children.
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- April 2, 2026
- Last updated
- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Deputy Sheriff Johnson gave the Juneau County Sheriff's Department 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Mauston community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Johnson.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff Steven J. 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 WI, 124 of 317 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 8.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At Juneau County Sheriff's Department, 2 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 100% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Steven J. Johnson's cause is highlighted.
How Steven J. Johnson Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Steven J. Johnson is highlighted in Oct.
Incident Location
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