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Sergeant

James Richard Miller

Upper Dublin Township Police Department — Fort Washington, PA

Accident Veteran

End of Watch April 20, 2004

Age 55

Tour of Duty 28 yrs

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Gender Male

Incident Service The Sacrifice

Incident

Sergeant James Miller was killed in an automobile crash on Dreshertown Road, near Welsh Road, while responding to the scene of another collision at approximately 4:15 am.

Sergeant Miller was a U.S. Air Force veteran of the War on Terrorism and had served with the Upper Dublin Township Police Department for 28 years.

Survivors

He is survived by his wife, two children, and two grandchildren.

In Our Keeping

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Last updated: July 23, 2026

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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.
Sergeant Miller gave the Upper Dublin Township Police Department 28 years.
Thank you for your service to the Fort Washington community. Thank you for your service before it. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, brother.

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

Agency

Department Upper Dublin Township Police Department

Location Fort Washington, PA

Platform Identity udtpd.montgomery.pa.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch April 20, 2004

Tour of Duty 28 yrs

Age 55

Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Military Service

James Richard Miller served in the United States military before joining law enforcement. Full service record available on salute.nw.

Sergeant James Richard 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 PA, 417 of 1,261 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.1% of this state's fallen. That is 2.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

Upper Dublin Township Police Department

of 1 officers

100% Accident

PA — Statewide

417

of 1,261 officers

33.1% 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. James Richard 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 James Richard Miller Compares

Age at End of Watch

This officer

Avg for Accident: 38.1 years

Years of Service