Roll of Honor
Incident
Trooper Dennis Ricks succumbed to injuries he received when he was struck by a truck during a traffic stop on August 10, 2025.
Around 2:00 a.m., Trooper Ricks had stopped a vehicle on Interstate 26 eastbound near mile marker 166 in Orangeburg. When he walked back to his patrol vehicle, the driver of a box truck struck him. He was transported to Trident Medical Center in North Charleston, suffering from severe brain injury, internal injuries, and broken bones in his back. He passed away on August 13, 2025.
The driver was initially charged with operating a vehicle under suspension. His charges were upgraded to reckless homicide.
Trooper Ricks had served with the South Carolina Highway Patrol for almost two years.
Survivors
He is survived by his wife.
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- July 23, 2026
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Tributes
You barely got started.
Trooper First Class Ricks gave the South Carolina Highway Patrol 1 year.
Thank you for your service to the people of South Carolina. Gone but never to be forgotten.
Rest easy, Trooper First Class Ricks.
— S. Vincent Anthony, U.S. Army 1985-1993
Agency
Service Record
Incident Details
Trooper First Class Dennis Ricks is one of 10,088 officers lost to accidents in the line of duty across the full record of this memorial — 31% of all 32,508 officers honored here.
In SC, 137 of 438 officers were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 31.3% of this state's fallen. That is 0.3 percentage points above the national rate of 31%.
At South Carolina Highway Patrol, 31 of 52 officers on record were lost to accidents in the line of duty — 59.6% of this agency's fallen.
National Cause Distribution
How Accident compares to all causes of officer death in the memorial record. Dennis Ricks's cause is highlighted.
How Dennis Ricks Compares
Offender Outcome
Charged with reckless homicide
When Accident Deaths Occur
Monthly distribution of Accident deaths across the full memorial record. Dennis Ricks is highlighted in Aug.
Incident Location
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