Andrew W. Miller
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Patrolman

Andrew W. Miller

Accident
End of Watch April 1, 1928
Age 21
Tour of Duty 7 mo
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Gender Male

Incident

Patrolman Miller was killed when his motorcycle skidded on streetcar tracks in the city of Pottstown. He was thrown from the motorcycle to the street where he died.

Survivors

Patrolman Miller had been with the agency for seven months and was survived by his parents.

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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Miller served with the Pennsylvania State Highway Patrol.
Thank you for your service to the people of Pennsylvania. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Miller.

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

Agency

Location Harrisburg, PA
Platform Identity pshp.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 1, 1928
Tour of Duty 7 mo
Age 21
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Patrolman Andrew W. Miller 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 PA, 417 of 1,261 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.1% of this state's fallen. That is 2.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Pennsylvania State Highway Patrol, 10 of 18 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 55.6% of this agency's fallen.

Pennsylvania State Highway Patrol
10
of 18 officers
55.6% Accident
PA — Statewide
417
of 1,261 officers
33.1% 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. Andrew W. Miller'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 Andrew W. Miller Compares

Age at End of Watch
21
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
0.6
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Andrew W. Miller is highlighted in Apr.

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