Montgomery Police Department, Louisiana
End of Watch Friday, September 7, 2018
Add to My HeroesKirt Roy Ricks, III
Assistant Chief of Police Kirt Ricks was killed in a vehicle crash on Highway 71 at approximately 5:30 pm.
The crash occurred after Assistant Chief of Police Ricks' patrol car left the roadway on the right side. He overcorrected, causing the patrol car to enter the opposing travel lane and collide with an oncoming vehicle head-on. Assistant Chief of Police Ricks and the other driver, neither of whom was wearing a seatbelt, were both killed in the collision.
Bio
- Age 24
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Incident Details
- Cause Automobile crash
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