Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Sheriff Milton Starkey was killed when his patrol car was struck head-on by a drunken driver at 3:20 am on Pennsylvania Street, one mile south of Indiana 18 in Marion. Deputy Starkey was responding to an emergency call with lights and sirens traveling south on Pennsylvania Street when a driver traveling north crossed the center line and struck his vehicle. Deputy Starkey's son, who was riding with him at the time, was seriously injured but recovered. The driver who caused the collision was drunk and was also killed. Deputy Starkey was a United States Army veteran who had served with the Grant County Sheriff's Department for four years and previously served with the Fairmount Police Department for six years. He was survived by his wife, three sons, two daughters, one grandson, and five granddaughters. His son, who was riding with him, had just graduated from the Indiana State Police Academy approximately 12 hours before the crash.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, three sons, two daughters, one grandson, and five granddaughters.
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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.
Deputy Sheriff Starkey gave the Grant County Sheriff's Department 10 years.
Thank you for your service to the Marion community, and for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Military Service
Milton C. Starkey served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
Deputy Sheriff Milton C. Starkey is one of 1 officers killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In IN, 311 of 504 officers were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 61.7% of this state's fallen. That is 61.7 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Grant County Sheriff's Department, 3 of 4 officers on record were killed feloniously — deliberately targeted and murdered in the line of duty — 75% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Felonious compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Milton C. Starkey's cause is highlighted.
How Milton C. Starkey Compares
When Felonious Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Felonious deaths across the full memorial record. Milton C. Starkey is highlighted in Dec.
Weapons Used Against Officers
Most common weapons in felonious officer deaths. Milton C. Starkey was killed by automobile.
Incident Location
Military Service
Milton C. Starkey served in the U.S. Army before joining law enforcement.
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