Donna Marie Miller
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Deputy Sheriff

Donna Marie Miller

Accident
End of Watch May 8, 1987
Age 26
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
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Gender Female

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Donna Miller and Deputy Sheriff Frederick Clark were killed in an automobile crash at the intersection of Fletcher Avenue and North Boulevard while responding to a shooting call. During the response a tire on the patrol car blew out, causing it to crash. Deputy Miller succumbed to her injuries the following day. Deputy Miller had served with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office for eight years.

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Miller gave the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Tampa community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Miller.

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

Agency

Location Tampa, FL
Platform Identity hcso.hillsborough.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 8, 1987
Tour of Duty 8 yrs
Age 26
Gender Female

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff Donna Marie 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 FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 0.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, 5 of 15 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.3% of this agency's fallen.

Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office
5
of 15 officers
33.3% Accident
FL — Statewide
313
of 1,008 officers
31.1% 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. Donna Marie 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 Donna Marie Miller Compares

Age at End of Watch
26
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
8
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Donna Marie Miller is highlighted in May.

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