Roll of Honor
Incident
Lieutenant Russell Wiles was killed in an automobile accident in Calhoun County, South Carolina.
The driver of another vehicle struck his unmarked patrol car head-on as he attempted to pass a car on US 176.
Lieutenant Wiles had served with the Elloree Police Department for seven years.
Survivors
He is survived by his 2-year-old daughter.
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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.
Lieutenant Wiles gave the Elloree Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the Elloree community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Lieutenant Wiles.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Lieutenant Russell L. Wiles, Jr. 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Russell L. Wiles, Jr.'s cause is highlighted.
How Russell L. Wiles, Jr. Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Russell L. Wiles, Jr. is highlighted in Nov.