Roll of Honor
Incident
Officer Kehr succumbed to injuries sustained three days earlier when he was involved in a motorcycle accident in the 3900 block of Brownsville Road while en route to a fire. He was following a fire truck when he lost control of his motorcycle and collided with another vehicle.
He was taken to Southside Hospital in Pittsburgh where he succumbed to his injuries.
Officer Kehr had served with the Brentwood Borough Police Department for five years.
Survivors
He was survived by his wife and three children.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Police Officer Kehr gave the Brentwood Borough Police Department 5 years.
Thank you for your service to the Pittsburgh community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Police Officer Kehr.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Police Officer Emil Carl Kehr 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. Emil Carl Kehr's cause is highlighted.
How Emil Carl Kehr Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Emil Carl Kehr is highlighted in Dec.