The South Carolina Highway Patrol has mourned the loss of 52 troopers since being established in 1930. Ricks was the first one killed in eight years.

Funeral arrangements have been announced for the South Carolina state trooper who was hit by a box truck on Sunday and later passed away.

Reactions poured in Thursday to the tragic death of a South Carolina Highway Patrol Trooper who was struck by a box truck while conducting a traffic stop.

South Carolina law enforcement officers are honoring one of their own, a state trooper, who was killed in the line of duty.

A procession held on Friday for fallen South Carolina state trooper Dennis Ricks passed through Orangeburg County.

A fundraiser is taking donations for state trooper Dennis Ricks’ family after he died from injuries sustained in a crash on I-26 in Orangeburg County.

Officials say the South Carolina trooper was struck during a traffic stop early Sunday in Orangeburg County. A Hanahan man is charged in the case.

A non-profit organization has started a fundraiser for a South Carolina Highway Patrolman struck after a traffic stop on Interstate 26 early Sunday morning. Serve and Connect has partnered with the South Carolina Department of Public Safety,