End of Watch: 1/30/1982
Age: 25
Years of Service: 1
Cause of Death: Struck by Vehicle
National Memorial Panel: 16-E: 1

​While taking enforcement action for a traffic violation, Trooper Wade was struck by a motorist who ran off the roadway striking the police vehicle, the violator's vehicle, the trooper and the violator. Trooper Wade died at the scene. The incident occurred on the John F. Kennedy Highway, 1/4 mile south of the Havre de Grace exit.​