RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WOLO)– Richland County deputies say a man has been arrested after he hit a state trooper during a Tuesday morning traffic stop.

Jerrod Ricks, 23, was arrested on Thursday, September 11, around 2:30 p.m. in connection with hitting Master Trooper Wayne LaBounty on Tuesday morning, September 9.

Ricks was charged with reckless driving, and issued a citation for endangering emergency services personnel.

Richland County Sheriff’s Department says Master Trooper Wayne LaBounty was on a traffic stop at Augusta Rd/Lost Branch Rd in Lexington County when a Lexington County Sheriff’s Department deputy slowed down to check on him.

During that time, a vehicle traveling in the same lane as the deputy failed to stop in time, according to RCSD.

The vehicle collided with the Lexi

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