ORANGEBURG COUNTY, S.C. — A Hanahan man accused of causing the crash that killed South Carolina State Trooper Dennis Ricks appeared virtually in court Friday, where a judge set bond at $225,000 cash surety.
The defendant, 45-year-old Anthony Aydlette, is charged with reckless homicide after allegedly striking Trooper Ricks with a box truck on Interstate 26 earlier this month.
Crash Details and Charges
Officials say Trooper Ricks had just completed a traffic stop on Aug. 10 when Aydlette veered into him on the interstate. Ricks was transported to a hospital but died three days later from his injuries.
Aydlette was initially charged with driving under suspension, but prosecutors elevated the charges following further investigation. Sheriff Leroy Ravenell pointed to Aydlette’s decade-long history of suspensions, crashes, and traffic violations, calling it a dangerous pattern of behavior…