Rodney Todd Miller
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Sergeant

Rodney Todd Miller

Illinois State Police — Springfield, IL
Accident
End of Watch May 12, 2006
Age 40
Tour of Duty 16 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Sergeant Rodney Miller was killed in a traffic crash near Bondville.

Sergeant Miller was driving west on Champaign County Road when his car was struck by a southbound car. The other driver was airlifted to Carle Hospital in Urbana, where she was treated and released.

Sergeant Miller had served with the Illinois State Police for 16 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, two sons, parents, and sister.

In Our Keeping

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BO-US-IL-C6110954
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Last updated
July 23, 2026

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Tributes

I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Sergeant Miller gave the Illinois State Police 16 years.
Thank you for your service to the people of Illinois. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Sergeant Miller.

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

Agency

Location Springfield, IL
Platform Identity ilsp.il.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch May 12, 2006
Tour of Duty 16 yrs
Age 40
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Sergeant Rodney Todd 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 IL, 354 of 1,318 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 26.9% of this state's fallen. That is 4.1 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.

At Illinois State Police, 49 of 67 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 73.1% of this agency's fallen.

Illinois State Police
49
of 67 officers
73.1% Accident
IL — Statewide
354
of 1,318 officers
26.9% 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. Rodney Todd 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 Rodney Todd Miller Compares

Age at End of Watch
40
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. Rodney Todd 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