Garland Matthew Miller
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Trooper

Garland Matthew Miller

Virginia State Police — North Chesterfield, VA
Veteran → Accident
End of Watch June 13, 1963
Age 29
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
Gender Male

Incident

Trooper Garland Miller was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Route 168 (modern-day I-64) in York County, three miles west of Williamsburg. The patrol car he was in skidded off of the roadway and struck a group of trees. He was training a newly hired trooper at the time of the crash. Trooper Miller was a United States Army Military Police veteran and had served with the Virginia State Police for seven years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife, daughter, son, and parents.

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I served 1985 to 1993. You served too, before the badge - different uniform, same idea. You go where you are sent and you do not get to pick the call.
Trooper Miller gave the Virginia State Police 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Virginia, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Type State Police
Location North Chesterfield, VA
Platform Identity vsp.va.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch June 13, 1963
Tour of Duty 7 yrs
Age 29
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Garland Matthew Miller served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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The Sacrifice · Accident

Garland is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,552 remembered there.

34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.

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Time

In 1963, 58 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 77th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.

Every year on record · United States
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Who

Garland was 29. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Garland had served 7 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.

Age at death
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When

June holds 7.9% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Thursdays: 14%.

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How

Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.

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His people

Virginia State Police has 52 officers remembered here, Garland among them.

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Where

Trooper Garland Matthew Miller

Virginia State Police · End of Watch June 13, 1963

Military Service

Garland Matthew Miller served in the United States military before joining law enforcement.

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Where the Name Is Cut

National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 32-E

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