Virginia State Police, Virginia
End of Watch: Thursday, June 13, 1963
Age: 29
Tour of Duty: 7 years
Badge Number: Not available
Cause of Death: Automobile crash
Date of Incident: June 13, 1963
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Trooper Garland Miller was killed in a single-vehicle crash on Route 168 (modern-day I-64) in York County, three miles west of Williamsburg.
The patrol car he was in skidded off of the roadway and struck a group of trees. He was training a newly hired trooper at the time of the crash.
Trooper Miller was a United States Army Military Police veteran and had served with the Virginia State Police for seven years. He was survived by his wife, daughter, son, and parents.