COLUMBIA, SC (WOLO) — Following an incident Tuesday morning, three troopers with the SC Highway Patrol have been struck by vehicles in just under one month while performing traffic stops.

Master Trooper Wayne LaBounty was hit by a vehicle Tuesday morning while conducting a traffic stop near Augusta Road and Lost Branch Road.

The Richland County Sheriff’s Department reports that a Lexington County Deputy pulled over to assist LaBounty when investigators say a vehicle struck the deputy’s car, the car that had been pulled over by the trooper, and the trooper himself.

A law enforcement Veteran of over 40 years, LaBounty was airlifted to a hospital and currently remains in serious condition according to the SC Highway Patrol.

Tuesday morning’s incident follows the death of Trooper Dennis Ri

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