Raymond E. Miller
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Officer

Raymond E. Miller

California Highway Patrol — Sacramento, CA
Accident Veteran
End of Watch August 14, 1985
Age 41
Tour of Duty 16 yrs
Badge 7272
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Gender Male

Incident

Officer Raymond Miller succumbed to injuries sustained two weeks earlier when he was pinned between his patrol car and another vehicle on I-5 south of Bakersfield. He was checking on an illegally parked car when a truck driver fell asleep and collided with the back of his patrol car. The truck driver was issued a citation in connection with the incident. Officer Miller was a United States Maine Corps veteran and had served with the California Highway Patrol for 16 years.

Survivors

He was survived by his wife and two children.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-CA-D3A4F557
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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.
Officer Miller gave the California Highway Patrol 16 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of California, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Location Sacramento, CA
Platform Identity chp.ca.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch August 14, 1985
Tour of Duty 16 yrs
Age 41
Badge Number 7272
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

Raymond E. Miller served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Officer Raymond E. 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 CA, 719 of 1,837 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.1% of this state's fallen. That is 8.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At California Highway Patrol, 151 of 233 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 64.8% of this agency's fallen.

California Highway Patrol
151
of 233 officers
64.8% Accident
CA — Statewide
719
of 1,837 officers
39.1% 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. Raymond E. 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 Raymond E. Miller Compares

Age at End of Watch
41
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
16
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Raymond E. Miller is highlighted in Aug.

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