Roll of Honor
Incident
Police Officer Chris Schade succumbed to injuries sustained two days earlier when he was struck by a vehicle while directing traffic at the intersection of Mary Street and East Main Street.
He had stopped traffic on Main Street and was allowing vehicles to turn off of Mary Street when he was struck from behind by a vehicle on Main Street who disregarded his hand signal to stop. The impact threw Officer Schade 10 feet into a parked car. He was transported to South Side Hospital where he remained until succumbing to his injuries.
Officer Schade had served with the Carnegie Borough Police Department for 29 years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife, three daughters, two sons, four stepchildren, ten grandchildren, and five siblings.
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- July 23, 2026
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29 years. You could have gone home.
Police Officer Schade gave the Carnegie Borough Police Department 29 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Carnegie community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Schade.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
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Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Christian Schade is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In PA, 417 of 1,261 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 33.1% of this state's fallen. That is 2.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Christian Schade's cause is highlighted.
How Christian Schade Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Christian Schade is highlighted in Dec.