US EditionSC Trooper Dies Days After Box Truck Hit Him During Orangeburg Co. Traffic Stop
Trooper Dennis Ricks died after being struck during a traffic stop on I-26; the box truck driver was arrested for driving under suspension, authorities said.
- The S.C. Highway Patrol confirmed on Aug. 13 that Trooper First Class Dennis D. Ricks died after a four-day hospitalization following a collision with a box truck during a traffic stop on I-26.
- Early Sunday morning, Trooper First Class Dennis Ricks was conducting a traffic stop on I-26 near mile marker 166 in Orangeburg County when a box truck hit him as he returned to his patrol vehicle.
- Officials noted reports of Trooper Dennis Ricks' death circulated late Wednesday, with no details on medical treatment or conditions provided.
- Authorities reported that the trooper was hit and killed by a box truck during a traffic stop on I-26, prompting an investigation into the crash.
- The Orangeburg County Sheriff’s Office added that investigators, aided by Lexington County, continue the probe into the crash involving the alleged driver.
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South Carolina trooper dies days after being hit by a truck on an interstate
A South Carolina trooper has died three days after being struck on the side of an interstate by a box truck. Trooper First Class Dennis Ricks was hit while walking back to his cruiser after a traffic stop. The incident…
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