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La. officer killed in highway collision
Police One ^ | Sept 7, 2018

Posted on 09/14/2018 5:01:13 PM PDT by robowombat

La. officer killed in highway collision Officer Kirt Ricks III lost control of his patrol vehicle and overcorrected into oncoming traffic Sept. 7 Duty Death: Kirt Ricks III - [Montgomery , Louisiana] End of Service: 09/07/2018Sep 12, 2018 By PoliceOne Staff

MONTGOMERY, La. — Officer Kirt Ricks III of the Montgomery Police Department died Sept. 7 as a result of injuries sustained in a traffic collision.

Ricks, 24, lost control of his 2006 Ford Crown Victoria patrol vehicle and overcorrected into oncoming traffic, where he struck another vehicle.

Neither Ricks nor the other driver, 65-year-old Gary W. Pinder, were wearing seatbealts at the time of the collision. Both were pronounced dead at the scene.

Officer Ricks is the 33rd law enforcement officer to lose his life in a traffic-related incident in 2018.


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Neither Ricks nor the other driver, 65-year-old Gary W. Pinder, were wearing seatbealts

Seatbelts are your friend.

Montgomery is a very small and poor town in north central Louisiana. It is on the western border of Grant Parish.

1 posted on 09/14/2018 5:01:13 PM PDT by robowombat
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Poor must be correct. Driving a 2006 Crown Vic! It must have 300k miles by now.
2 posted on 09/14/2018 5:07:02 PM PDT by BethelPatriot
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Regardless of the way this officer died, wearing a blue shirt is a mighty dangerous occupation especially these days.

God rest his soul. And the man in the other vehicle.


3 posted on 09/14/2018 5:14:42 PM PDT by MichaelCorleone (Jesus Christ is not a religion. He's the Truth.)
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To: robowombat

Better Headline: “Elderly man killed by negligent law enforcement officer”


4 posted on 09/14/2018 7:10:46 PM PDT by Neidermeyer (Show me a peaceful Muslim and I will show you a heretic to the Koran.)
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To: robowombat; Chode

I wonder how many Tickets He had passed out to others for Failure to use a Restraint Device while operating or riding in a Motor Vehicle.

2006 Crown Vic, a 12 year old Unit. Good grief even Rental Cars aren’t that old. And you know that CV was only driven to the Gas Station and Church. I wonder if the Airbags even worked ? Of course if the Seatbelt isn’t doing it’s job the Airbags are just about useless.


5 posted on 09/14/2018 7:21:57 PM PDT by mabarker1 (congress- the opposite of PROGRESS!!!)
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To: BethelPatriot

723 population. No money to buy a lot of equipment.
I suspect may have been the only town police officer.


6 posted on 09/14/2018 9:04:46 PM PDT by deport
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a 12 year old patrol car? and how did he lose control?


7 posted on 09/15/2018 5:43:10 AM PDT by camle (keep and open mind and someone will fill it full of something for you)
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