LaGrange Park Police Department, Illinois
End of Watch: Sunday, September 4, 1960
Age: 34
Tour of Duty: 7 years
Badge Number: 301
Cause of Death: Motorcycle crash
Date of Incident: September 1, 1960
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available
Patrolman Robert Miller succumbed to injuries suffered while responding to a fire three days earlier when his police motorcycle and another car collided at the intersection of LaGrange Road and Oak Avenue.
The impact knocked Patrolman Miller into a cement light pole, causing fatal injuries.
Patrolman Miller had served with the LaGrange Park Police Department for seven years. He was survived by his wife, son and daughter.