Officer Kirt Ricks III was killed Sept. 7. (Photo/Montgomery PD)
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: 09/07/2018
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.
Officer Kirt Ricks III was driving his 2006 Ford Crown Victoria patrol car northbound on on U.S. Highway 71 around 6:30 p.m. when he lost control and ran off the right side of the road
Ricks, 24, lost control of his 2006 Ford Crown Victoria patrol vehicle and overcorrected into oncoming traffic, where he struck another vehicle, a pickup truck, killing its driver and injuring its passenger.
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.
A passenger in Pinder's truck, 58-year-old Robert L. Carter of Montgomery, wasn't wearing his seat belt, either. However, he sustained minor injuries.
Officer Ricks is the 33rd law enforcement officer to lose his life in a traffic-related incident in 2018.
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A service to honor the life of Mr. Gary Wayne Pinder will be at 10 am Wednesday, September 12, 2018, at Northside Baptist Church in Montgomery, LA. Burial will follow at Mt. Zion Cemetery in Montgomery, LA. The family will receive friends from 6 pm until 9 pm on Tuesday, September 11th at Northside Baptist Church.
Gary was born on July 14, 1953, to Herschell and Opal Dement Pinder in Orange, TX. He passed away Friday, September 7, 2018, in Montgomery, LA. He worked many years in the logging industry.
He is preceded in death by his parents, a sister, Sandra Pinder; and a brother, Harvey Pinder.
He is survived by his loving wife and best friend of 30 years, Linda Pinder; two sisters, Diane Shields and Emmett, and Cindy Kane and Ken; two brothers, Ricky Pinder and Monty Pinder and Alicia; stepchildren, Misty Evans and Andy, Jason Bailey and Bridget, Chasity Henderson and Michael, Christy Bailey, Tulena Francis, Greg Varnell, Keisha Dickerson, Chuck Rachal, Teresa Shell and Greg; numerous nieces, nephews, grandchildren, great-grandchildren and very special friends, Brenda Guin and Charlene Pinder.
Those honored to serve as pallbearers include Rivers Pinder, David Tarver, Shane Ferrier, DeWayne Thompson, Chase Pinder, and Chance Pinder. Honorary pallbearers will be Robert Carter, Chris Pinder, Jarrod Pinder, Tom Gongre, Kurt Pinder and James “Blinky” Johnson.