Officer John Miller
California Highway Patrol
California
End of Watch: Friday, November 16, 2007

Biographical Info
Age: 32
Tour of Duty: 1 year
Badge Number: 18414

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Automobile accident
Date of Incident: Friday, November 16, 2007
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Officer John Miller was killed in an automobile accident while searching for a reported drunk driver.

The officer was driving south on North Livermore Avenue about a mile north of Interstate 580 when he lost control of his patrol car around a sharp curve and struck a tree.

Officers from the Livermore Police Department located the drunken driving suspect on eastbound I-580 near Greenville Road, and he was arrested by the California Highway Patrol on suspicion of DUI, evading police, and driving without a license. After being arrested he was taken into custody by member of Immigration and Customs Enforcement and deported for being in the country illegally.

Officer Miller had served with the California Highway Patrol for one year and was assigned to the Dublin Station. He is survived by his wife and two children.