Brian Stuart Mills

Lexington County Sheriff's Dept. — Lexington, SC

Accident Veteran

End of Watch October 23, 1999

Age 27

Tour of Duty 6 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice Department 3

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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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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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

Department Lexington County Sheriff's Dept.

Location Lexington, SC

Platform Identity lcso.lexington.sc.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch October 23, 1999

Tour of Duty 6 yrs

Age 27

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Brian Stuart Mills served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Deputy Sheriff Brian Stuart Mills 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 SC, 137 of 438 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.3% of this state's fallen. That is 0.3 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Lexington County Sheriff's Dept., 2 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.

Lexington County Sheriff's Dept.

of 4 officers

50% Accident

SC — Statewide

137

of 438 officers

31.3% Accident

Nationwide

10,088

of 32,508 officers

31% Accident