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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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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
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Incident Details
The Sacrifice · Accident
Johnson County Sheriff's Department has lost 3 officers; 2 of them lost to accidents.
Tracy is one of 151 officers lost to accidents in IN, 30% of the 503 remembered there.
Tracy is one of 8,275 officers lost to accidents in the United States, 30% of the 27,551 remembered there.
Tracy is one of 10,100 officers lost to accidents worldwide, 29.6% of the 34,117 remembered here.
34,117 officers are remembered on this memorial. Each number below is one of them.
Time
In 1999, 2 officers in IN were lost to accidents, the 18th heaviest of 85 years on record. The heaviest was 1942, with 4.
In 1999, 71 officers in the United States were lost to accidents, the 44th heaviest of 174 years on record. The heaviest was 1929, with 118.
In 1999, 78 officers worldwide were lost to accidents, the 61st heaviest of 200 years on record. The heaviest was 1930, with 131.
Who
Tracy was 40. Of the 149 lost to accidents in IN whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 47; the middle age was 36. Tracy had served 15 years; the middle length of service was 4.6 years.
Tracy was 40. 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. Tracy had served 15 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
Tracy was 40. Of the 9,451 lost to accidents worldwide whose age is recorded, half were between 29 and 45; the middle age was 36. Tracy had served 15 years; the middle length of service was 6 years.
When
May holds 9.3% of these deaths in IN; December holds the most, 11.3%. Fridays: 17.9%.
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 66.7% of all 3 deaths at Johnson County Sheriff's Department, the most common cause.
Accident deaths account for 30% of all 503 deaths in IN, 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 29.6% of all 34,117 deaths worldwide, the 2nd most common cause.
His people
Johnson County Sheriff's Department has 3 officers remembered here, Tracy among them.
Where
Where the Name Is Cut
National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial · Panel 42-E
What is kept
Photographs, film, sound and papers — what survived a life.
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