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Master Trooper Dean Allen Goodheart | Kansas Highway Patrol, Kansas
Kansas Highway Patrol, Kansas

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: September 6, 1995
Weapon Used: Not available
Suspect Info: Not available

Trooper Dean 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 Kansas Highway Patrol for 23 years. He was survived by his wife, daughter, two sons, mother, and three brothers.