Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Rudolph Miller was struck and killed by a vehicle on US 51 in Tangipahoa Parish. He and his partner were on a traffic stop when Trooper Miller stopped a driver of a commercial truck for driving without headlights. As he walked to the opposite side of the road to deal with the truck, another vehicle approached. He swerved to avoid Trooper Miller's partner, but instead struck Trooper Miller. Trooper Miller had been employed with the Louisiana State Police for 11 months and was stationed at Troop L.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife and five children.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Trooper Miller served with the Louisiana State Police.
Thank you for your service to the people of Louisiana. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper Miller.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper Rudolph H. 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 LA, 180 of 595 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.3% of this state's fallen. That is 0.7 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Louisiana State Police, 21 of 27 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 77.8% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Rudolph H. Miller's cause is highlighted.
How Rudolph H. Miller Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Rudolph H. Miller is highlighted in Sep.
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