RICHLAND COUNTY, S.C. (WCBD) – The South Carolina Department of Public Safety will address Monday the recent string of troopers being hit by vehicles while performing traffic stops.

It comes after three troopers with the South Carolina Highway Patrol were either injured or killed after being struck along interstates or highways in two months.

Master Trooper Wayne LaBounty was airlifted to the hospital in serious condition after he was hit on Augusta Highway in Lexington County on the morning of Sept. 9.

Senior Trooper Mitchell Williams Jr. was hit by a vehicle on Sept. 7 while assisting with a traffic stop on I-77 in Richland County. He is recovering from his injuries at home, according to the Department of Public Safety.

The driver in that case was arrested for driving under the influ

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