Roll of Honor
Incident
Patrolman Robert Miller succumbed to injuries suffered while responding to a fire three days earlier when his police motorcycle and another car collided at the intersection of LaGrange Road and Oak Avenue. The impact knocked Patrolman Miller into a cement light pole, causing fatal injuries. Patrolman Miller had served with the LaGrange Park Police Department for seven years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, son and daughter.
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Patrolman Miller gave the LaGrange Park Police Department 7 years.
Thank you for your service to the LaGrange Park community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Patrolman Miller.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Patrolman Robert 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 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%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Robert E. Miller's cause is highlighted.
How Robert E. Miller Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Robert E. Miller is highlighted in Sep.