Roll of Honor
Incident
Lieutenant John Miller was killed when his unmarked patrol car was struck by a freight train and an unguarded crossing. Lieutenant Miller had served with the agency for 17 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Detective Lieutenant Miller gave the East Hanover Police Department 17 years.
Thank you for your service to the East Hanover community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Detective Lieutenant Miller.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Detective Lieutenant John H. 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 NJ, 258 of 646 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 39.9% of this state's fallen. That is 8.9 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. John H. Miller's cause is highlighted.
How John H. Miller Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. John H. Miller is highlighted in Dec.