Christopher Allen Schaub
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Deputy Sheriff

Christopher Allen Schaub

Broward County Sheriff's Office — Fort Lauderdale, FL
Accident
End of Watch September 26, 2012
Age 47
Tour of Duty 22 yrs
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Gender Male

Incident

Deputy Sheriff Chris Schaub was killed in a motorcycle accident at the intersection of West McNab Road and North Andrews Avenue in Pompano Beach.

It is believed that Deputy Schaub was attempting to catch up to another vehicle to perform a traffic stop and did not see an approaching car as he made a left hand turn. He was flown to Broward Health Medical Center where he succumbed to his injuries approximately four hours later.

Deputy Schaub had served with the Broward County Sheriff's Office for 22 years. He is survived by his son and daughter. His son also serves as a deputy with the agency.

Survivors

He is survived by his son and daughter.

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July 23, 2026

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Tributes

22 years. You could have gone home.
Deputy Sheriff Schaub gave the Broward County Sheriff's Office 22 years. Still answering calls at the end.
Thank you for your service to the Fort Lauderdale community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Sheriff Schaub.

— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993

Agency

Location Fort Lauderdale, FL
Platform Identity browso.broward.fl.us.gov.nw

Service Record

End of Watch September 26, 2012
Tour of Duty 22 yrs
Age 47
Gender Male

Incident Details

Cause Accident

Deputy Sheriff Christopher Allen Schaub 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 FL, 313 of 1,008 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.1% of this state's fallen. That is 0.1 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.

At Broward County Sheriff's Office, 6 of 24 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 25% of this agency's fallen.

Broward County Sheriff's Office
6
of 24 officers
25% Accident
FL — Statewide
313
of 1,008 officers
31.1% Accident
Nationwide
10,088
of 32,508 officers
31% Accident

National Cause Distribution

How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Christopher Allen Schaub's cause is highlighted.

Felonious
17,623 (54.2%)
Accident
10,088 (31%)
Illness
2,974 (9.1%)
Cardiac
1,306 (4%)
Undetermined
260 (0.8%)
Suicide
256 (0.8%)
vehicular
1 (0%)

How Christopher Allen Schaub Compares

Age at End of Watch
47
This officer
Avg for Accident: 38.1 years
Years of Service
22
This officer
Avg for Accident: 9.1 years

When Accident Deaths Occur

Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Christopher Allen Schaub is highlighted in Sep.

Jan
820
Feb
730
Mar
748
Apr
707
May
847
Jun
795
Jul
897
Aug
937
Sep
913
Oct
925
Nov
872
Dec
897

Incident Location