LEXINGTON COUNTY, S.C. (WSPA) – A South Carolina state trooper was hit by a vehicle during a traffic stop Tuesday morning in Lexington County, the third to be hit in less than a month.
According to the South Carolina Department of Public Safety, Master Trooper Wayne LaBounty was airlifted to the hospital in serious condition.
CBS affiliate WLTX reported that the crash happened on Highway 1 between Lost Branch Road and Calks Ferry Road around 7 a.m.
They reported that a Lexington County Sheriff’s Department vehicle was also hit in the crash…