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Brian Stuart Mills
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Brian Mills was killed in a single-car crash while he was responding to a 911 hang-up call.
During the response, his cruiser veered off of Platt Springs Road approximately three miles from S.C. 6 and flipped over several times.
Deputy Mills had been a military police officer for approximately five years and had served with the Lexington County Sheriff's Department for eight months.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and son.
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Tributes
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.
Deputy Sheriff Mills gave the Lexington County Sheriff's Department 6 years.
Thank you for your service to the Lexington community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Brian Stuart Mills served in the the United States military before joining law enforcement.
The Sacrifice · Accident
Lexington County Sheriff's Department has lost 6 officers; 3 of them lost to accidents.
Brian is one of 139 officers lost to accidents in SC, 31.4% of the 442 remembered there.
Brian is one of 8,276 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,552 remembered there.
Brian is one of 10,096 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.6% of the 34,103 remembered here.
34,103 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1999, 3 officers in SC were lost to accidents, the 6th heaviest of 71 years on record. The heaviest was 1986, with 6.
In 1999, 71 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 44th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1999, 78 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 60th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Brian was 27. Of the 120 lost to accidents in SC whose age is recorded, half were between 28 and 41; the middle age was 34. Brian had served 6 years; the middle length of service was 5 years.
Brian was 27. 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. Brian had served 6 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Brian was 27. Of the 9,452 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. Brian had served 6 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
October holds 10.1% of these deaths in SC; June holds the most, 13.7%. Saturdays: 11.5%.
October holds 9.1% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.4%. Saturdays: 14.9%.
October holds 9.2% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Saturdays: 14.7%.
How
Accident deaths account for 50% of all 6 deaths at Lexington County Sheriff's Department, the most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 31.4% of all 442 deaths in SC, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,552 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.6% of all 34,103 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Lexington County Sheriff's Department has 6 officers remembered here, Brian among them.
Where
Military Service
Brian Stuart Mills 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 51-E
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
Also Remembered
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