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Deputy Sheriff Donna Miller and Deputy Sheriff Frederick Clark were killed in an automobile crash at the intersection of Fletcher Avenue and North Boulevard while responding to a shooting call. During the response a tire on the patrol car blew out, causing it to crash. Deputy Miller succumbed to her injuries the following day. Deputy Miller had served with the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office for eight years.
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I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Sheriff Miller gave the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Tampa community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Miller.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office has lost 15 officers; 5 of them lost to accidents.
Donna is one of 314 officers lost to accidents in FL, 31.2% of the 1,006 remembered there.
Donna is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Donna is one of 10,100 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.8% of the 33,917 remembered here.
33,917 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1987, 2 officers at Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office were lost to accidents, more than in any other year.
In 1987, 8 officers in FL were lost to accidents, the 2nd heaviest of 95 years on record. The heaviest was 1981, with 9.
In 1987, 76 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 35th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1987, 95 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 27th heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Donna was 26. Of the 5 lost to accidents at Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office whose age is recorded, half were between 26 and 48; the middle age was 34. Donna had served 8 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Donna was 26. Of the 293 lost to accidents in FL whose age is recorded, half were between 30 and 46; the middle age was 35. Donna had served 8 years; the middle length of service was 7 years.
Donna was 26. Of the 7,718 lost to accidents in the United States whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 46; the middle age was 36. Donna had served 8 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Donna was 26. Of the 9,451 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. Donna had served 8 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
May holds 40% of these deaths at Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, more than any other month. Fridays: 20%.
May holds 8% of these deaths in FL; February holds the most, 10.5%. Fridays: 15.3%.
May holds 8.6% of these deaths in the United States; August holds the most, 9.5%. Fridays: 15.1%.
May holds 8.4% of these deaths worldwide; August holds the most, 9.3%. Fridays: 15%.
How
Accident deaths account for 33.3% of all 15 deaths at Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 31.2% of all 1,006 deaths in FL, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 27,551 deaths in the United States, the 2nd most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 29.8% of all 33,917 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
Her people
Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office has 15 officers remembered here, Donna among them.
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Richard Roach Aug 22, 1874
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William Erastus Whitehurst
Jul 4, 1893
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Robert Max Suarez
Sep 3, 1944
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Ben P. Wilder, Jr.
Jul 22, 1962
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Donald Clark Williams
Jun 12, 1967
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Lee A. Hutchinson
Jul 25, 1970
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James David Allen, Jr.
May 21, 1974
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Lemon Harvey
Dec 15, 1981
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Frederick Thomas Clark, Sr.
May 7, 1987
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Donna Marie Miller
May 8, 1987
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David Anthony Abella
Apr 21, 2004
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Ronald Hamlin Harrison
Aug 15, 2007
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Mark Alan Longway
Sep 21, 2010
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John Robert Kotfila, Jr.
Mar 12, 2016
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Brian Roy LaVigne
Jan 11, 2021
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 39-E
What is kept
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