Master Trooper Dean Allen Goodheart
Kansas Highway Patrol
Kansas
End of Watch: Wednesday, September 6, 1995

Biographical Info
Age: 49
Tour of Duty: 23 years
Badge Number: 377

Incident Details
Cause of Death: Struck by vehicle
Date of Incident: Wednesday, September 6, 1995
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Trooper Goodheart was killed after being struck by a car on I-70, near Oakley, while performing a routine safety inspection.

On May 16, 2000, a bill known as the Goodheart Law requiring drivers on multi-lane roads to slow down or move over was signed into law by the Kansas governor.

Trooper Goodheart had served with the agency for 23 years. He was survived by his wife, daughter, two sons, mother, and three brothers.