A 23-year-old was arrested and charged with reckless driving Thursday morning after allegedly hitting a South Carolina state trooper earlier this week.
Master Trooper Wayne H. LaBounty was struck after a chain of collisions while performing a traffic stop in Lexington County, according to the Richland County Sheriff’s Department. Jerrod Ricks was arrested and charged in connection to the injury.
LaBounty was transferred to the hospital in serious condition Tuesday, according to a social media post from the South Carolina Department of Public Safety. LaBounty is now in stable condition after surgery, the department posted Wednesday…