Police Officer Kirt R. Ricks, III

September 7, 2018

Police Officer Kirt Ricks was killed in a vehicle crash on Highway 71 at approximately 5:30 pm.

The crash occurred after Officer 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. Officer Ricks and the other driver, neither of whom was wearing a seatbelt, were both killed in the collision.