ORANGEBURG COUNTY, SC – A South Carolina Highway Patrol trooper was seriously hurt after getting struck by a box truck on I-26 Sunday.
WBTV said the collision happened around 2 a.m. According to preliminary details, the trooper, identified as Dennis Ricks, was conducting a traffic stop when he was struck by a box truck passing through the interstate.
Medical helicopter personnel rushed to the scene and airlifted Ricks to a North Charleston hospital.
The truck driver, identified as 45-year-old Anthony Aydlette, appeared virtually for a hearing held at Orangeburg Magistrate Court. There, he was granted a $647.50 bond and charged with driving under suspension.
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