Update:

On Friday, the South Carolina Department of Public Safety announced funeral plans for a state trooper who died after being hit while on the job.

Officials said visitation for Trooper First Class Dennis D. Ricks will be held at Dunbar Funeral Home in Columbia on Tuesday from 4 to 7 p.m.

The funeral service will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m. at Shandon Baptist Church on Fest Drive in Columbia.

Original Story:

The South Carolina Highway Patrol trooper who was hit while performing a traffic stop in Orangeburg County has died.

Officials said Trooper First Class Dennis D. Ricks died Wednesday night, four days after he was hit.

A graduate of South Carolina Highway Patrol Class 123 in September 2023, Ricks had served in Troop 7 (Orangeburg, Calhoun) since then.

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