A South Carolina trooper who was struck by a car and hospitalized in September has been accused of sexual assault.

According to a press release, Master Trooper Wayne LaBounty was hit by a vehicle on Sept. 9 while performing a traffic stop in Lexington County. 

LaBounty spent time at Lexington Regional Rehabilitation Hospital recovering from those injuries and was released in November.

According to a complaint filed by a Midlands caregiver, LaBounty made sexually explicit comments to her in his home on Nov. 21 when she was there as part of his care program. He also allegedly exposed himself and made multiple physical advances, including pinning her arms by her side and continuing unwanted advances.

He allegedly told her, “What goes on in this house, stays in this house.”

According to investigators, she called out of work and reported the incident.

The complaint has been referred to the South Carolina Law Enforcement Division.

At the time of the incident that injured LaBounty, a Lexington County Sheriff’s Department deputy slowed down to check on LaBounty during the stop. A vehicle in the same lane as the deputy then hit the deputy’s vehicle, LaBounty’s patrol car, the vehicle that LaBounty had pulled over and another vehicle.

LaBounty was airlifted to a Prisma Health hospital in serious condition and underwent surgery for injuries, including a collapsed lung and broken ribs.

Jerrod Ricks, 23, was charged with reckless driving and issued a citation for endangering emergency service personnel. 

LaBounty has sued Ricks and another involved driver. He is also suing the Lexington County Sheriff’s Department. According to the lawsuit, a Lexington County Sheriff’s Department vehicle stopped in “the active lane of travel,” neglecting to turn on hazard lights or emergency lights.