Officer Richard Wayne Johnson, 37, was killed in an off duty car crash on Interstate-20 near mile marker 628 at about 1:13 p.m. on 5/20/12. Johnson was the K-9 unit officer for the Arp Police Department for two years and he was the Arp Independent School District Resource Officer. At the time of the crash, Johnson was traveling west on the Interstate with his two daughters, ages 17 and 7, when he apparently lost control of the vehicle due to a blown tire, struck a median and veered into oncoming traffic and overturned. He was pronounced dead at the scene. He was not wearing a seatbelt. His daughters were uninjured in the crash. He is survived two daughters, Alyson and Nicole Johnson; two stepsons, Colton and Corey Vance. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to American State Bank of Arp, c/o of Alyson and Nicole Johnson, P.O. Box 100, Arp, 75750.
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