Adam S. McMillan
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Corporal

Adam S. McMillan

Accident
End of Watch October 23, 2020
Age 42
Tour of Duty 19 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Corporal Adam McMillan succumbed to injuries sustained on October 8th, 2020, when his patrol car collided with a transit bus at the intersection of Eight Mile Road and Beechmont Avenue in Anderson Township.

Corporal McMillan had served with the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office for 19 years and was assigned to the Traffic Safety Section.

NEVER FORGET! Honoring the dedicated service and ultimate sacrifice Corporal Adam S. McMillan of the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office, Ohio and additional 79 American Peace Officers who have paid the ultimate sacrifice on this in history.

Superintendent Joe Morbitzer (Retired) Ohio Attorneys General, Bureau of Criminal Investigation October 23rd, 2025

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Corporal McMillan gave the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office 19 years.
Thank you for your service to the Cincinnati community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Corporal McMillan.

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

Agency

Location Cincinnati, OH
Platform Identity hcso.hamilton.oh.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 23, 2020
Tour of Duty 19 yrs
Age 42
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident
Cause Detail Automobile crash

Corporal Adam S. McMillan 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 OH, 318 of 991 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 32.1% of this state's fallen. That is 1.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Hamilton County Sheriff's Office, 4 of 13 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.8% of this agency's fallen.

Hamilton County Sheriff's Office
4
of 13 officers
30.8% Accident
OH — Statewide
318
of 991 officers
32.1% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Adam S. McMillan's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Adam S. McMillan Compares

Age at End of Watch
42
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
19
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Adam S. McMillan is highlighted in Oct.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location