COLUMBIA - State Highway Patrol Cpl. Nicklous W. King was named trooper
of the year for 2005 on Wednesday for helping thwart an attempted suicide.
King responded to a call May 7, 2005, that a man was attempting to jump out
in front of vehicles on Interstate 95 in Orangeburg County. Using his crisis
training, King was able to talk the individual out of the roadway and stayed
with him until emergency personnel arrived at the scene, the patrol said.
King, who began his highway patrol career in 1992, is assigned to a troop
headquartered in Orangeburg County.
He is a member of the department's statewide Peer Team, which assists other
law enforcement agencies in crisis situations.
