Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff John Miller and Deputy Sheriff Fred D'Amore were killed when their prisoner transport van was involved in a crash.
They were transporting six convicts in a heavy prison van to Sing Sing Prison when it overturned after a collision with an automobile at the corner of East Tremont Avenue and White Plains Road in the Bronx.
Deputy Sheriff Miller had served with the Queens County Sheriff's Office for 1-1/2 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Deputy Sheriff Miller gave the Queens County Sheriff's Office 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the Bronx community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Miller.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Sheriff John T. 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 NY, 645 of 2,147 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30% of this state's fallen. That is 1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Queens County Sheriff's Office, 2 of 4 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John T. Miller's cause is highlighted.
How John T. Miller Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John T. Miller is highlighted in Mar.
Incident Location
Others Who Wore This Badge
3 officers from Queens County Sheriff's Office are honored on badge.nw.
