Roll of Honor
Incident
Reserve Deputy Tracy Miles was killed after being struck by a camper van while talking to a driver on the side of Interstate 65, north of the Whiteland exit, at 10:15 p.m.
Reserve Deputy Miles was patrolling the highway and stopped to place a police removal notice on an abandoned vehicle. On his return patrol, he noticed the driver of the abandoned vehicle attaching a tow rope to it. He stopped again, asked the driver for identification, and was standing next to the door of the vehicle when a camper van struck him. As the vehicle approached, Reserve Deputy Miles was able to push the driver out of the way, saving his life and causing him to suffer only a broken leg. The impact threw him 126 feet down the roadway, and he suffered multiple internal injuries. The driver of the van stopped immediately and offered his assistance.
Reserve Deputy Miles had been an unpaid volunteer deputy with the Johnson County Sheriff's Office for 15 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, son, father, two brothers, nieces, and nephews.
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- August 2, 2026
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- August 2, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Reserve Deputy Miles gave the Johnson County Sheriff's Office 15 years.
Thank you for your service to the Franklin community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Reserve Deputy Miles.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Reserve Deputy Tracy Lee Miles is one of 1 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 0% of all 97,756 officers honored here.
In IN, 152 of 504 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 30.2% of this state's fallen. That is 30.2 percentage points above the national rate of 0%.
At Johnson County Sheriff's Department, 2 of 3 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 66.7% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Tracy Lee Miles's cause is highlighted.
How Tracy Lee Miles Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Tracy Lee Miles is highlighted in May.
Incident Location
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