Roll of Honor
Incident
Deputy Cory Ricks was killed in an automobile crash while transporting a juvenile prisoner.
Deputy Ricks was in a department 2004 Ford Freestar, traveling on U.S. Highway 83 in Haskell County. He was transporting a juvenile inmate from Garden City to Liberal when his vehicle struck another vehicle stopped in the road, waiting to turn. Deputy Ricks and the juvenile inmate were killed in the collision.
Deputy Ricks is survived by his expectant wife, son, daughter, four sisters, and parents.
Survivors
Deputy Ricks is survived by his expectant wife, son, daughter, four sisters, and parents.
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- April 2, 2026
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
I never knew you. I am standing here anyway.
Deputy Ricks gave the Seward County Sheriff's Office 8 years.
Thank you for your service to the Liberal community. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Deputy Ricks.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Deputy Cory Allen Ricks is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In KS, 66 of 335 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 19.7% of this state's fallen. That is 11.3 percentage points below the national rate of 31%.
At Seward County Sheriff's Office, 1 of 2 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 50% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Cory Allen Ricks's cause is highlighted.
How Cory Allen Ricks Compares
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Cory Allen Ricks is highlighted in Jan.
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