Reserve Deputy Tracy Lee Miles, Johnson County Sheriff's Office, Indiana

Reserve Deputy Tracy Lee Miles

Johnson County Sheriff's Office, Indiana

End of Watch Friday, May 28, 1999

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Tracy Lee Miles

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. He was survived by his wife, son, father, two brothers, nieces, and nephews.

Bio

Age 40
Tour 15 years
Badge 41-126

Incident Details

Cause Struck by vehicle

disabled motorist

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Upon the 25th anniversary of your death. I honor the service you performed as a deputy sheriff. You were also a professional airline pilot with Britt Airways and a good personal friend of mine. You were always there to help people. I recall the night you rebuilt my carburetor on my Mercury Capri. Things didn’t go together like they were supposed to, but you hung in there and spent an extra hour and a half making sure it was put together correctly. A true friend indeed. Thank you for your service and thank you for being a good friend.
Calvin Dreger.

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