Miles died from head trauma, and his death was ruled an accident by the Butler County Coroner’s Office.
His passenger and wife, Jaime Kelly-Miles, was flown to University of Cincinnati Medical Center. The hospital was not permitted to release her condition, but friends said she suffered numerous broken bones.
Miles and said Travis Riley, a close friend, started coaching in the Hamilton/Fairfield community in 2003, and remained friends.
“He got enjoyment out of giving back to the community through coaching,” Riley said.
Another friend, David Garrity, said if Miles was “on the diamond, he was happy.”
He also loved the Tennessee Volunteers. His house was “a shrine” to Tennessee, and his car was orange, the team’s color, Riley said.
Riley remembered taking an eight-day trip with Miles when they watched Major League Baseball games in Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Baltimore, New York Mets and New York Yankees.
Besides his wife, he’s survived by five biological and three step-children.
RECENT FATAL MOTORCYCLE CRASHES IN OHIO
Year, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017
Total, 133, 140, 163, 200, 157
Helmeted deaths, 43, 37, 57, 50, 45
SOURCE: State Highway Patrol
About the Author
