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A South Carolina state trooper hit by a vehicle this morning became the third to be struck in less than a month. One was killed in August, and another one is still recovering from being hit over the weekend.
A South Carolina state trooper is in serious condition after being struck by a vehicle while on a traffic stop this morning. He is the third trooper to have been hit in less than a month in South Carolina.
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Trooper First Class Dennis D. Ricks was struck by a vehicle on Aug.13 while on a traffic stop in Orangeburg County. He died nearly four days later and was the 52nd South Carolina trooper to lose his life while on duty.
Senior Trooper Mitchell Williams Jr. is recovering at home from injuries sustained when he was struck by a vehicle Sept. 7.
“We are pleading with the public to slow down, move over for blue lights, and never drive impaired,” the agency said in its social post.
A South Carolina state trooper was hit by a vehicle this morning while on a traffic stop in Lexington County. Master Trooper Wayne H. LaBounty became South Carolina’s third trooper to be hit by a vehicle since Aug. 13.
The South Carolina Department of Public Safety, in a social media post, stated that LaBounty was airlifted to Prisma Health in a serious condition. He is a 40-year veteran of law enforcement.