Starre Albert Miles served in the U.S. Army.
Traffic Officer Starre Miles succumbed to injuries he received while directing traffic around a vehicle crash on Highway 10 near Durand.
At 7:30 p.m., Officer Miles was directing traffic around a tow truck, attempting to pull a coal truck out of a ditch. While the hitch was being fastened, a driver traveling east crashed into the side of the tow truck. The impact spun the tow truck around, crashing it back into the coal truck. The drivers of the trucks, who were standing on the side of the road, were knocked down, and one was pushed into a ditch. Officer Miles was found unconscious on the highway. It is presumed that he was struck by debris from the collision.
He was transported to Pepin County Hospital where he died from a compound fracture of the skull. He never regained consciousness.
The driver was not charged.
Officer Miles was a United States Army veteran and had served with the Pepin County Sheriff's Office for over two years.
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In tribute
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.
Traffic Officer Miles gave the Pepin County Sheriff's Office 2 years.
Thank you for your service to the Durand 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
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