Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff John Schmitt was killed in a vehicle crash while he and his partner were responding to a request for backup from a neighboring law enforcement agency. Their patrol car collided with two other vehicles. A total of seven others were injured. Deputy Schmitt's rookie partner was admitted to a local hospital for observation. Deputy Schmitt had served with the Washington County Sheriff's Office for eight years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Schmitt gave the Washington County Sheriff's Office 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the West Bend community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Schmitt.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff John Mark Schmitt 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John Mark Schmitt's cause is highlighted.
How John Mark Schmitt Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John Mark Schmitt is highlighted in Sep.