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Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin

(107,905 posts)
Sat Oct 17, 2020, 09:23 PM Oct 2020

South Dakota attorney general who hit a man with his car told a 911 dispatcher 'it could be' a deer

South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg told a 911 dispatcher "it could be" that he hit a deer when he had actually struck a man with his car, newly released call recordings show.

The audio was released Tuesday, as South Dakota Governor Kristin Noem and Public Safety Secretary Craig Price gave an update on the investigation into Ravnsborg's fatal car crash in September, giving the public access to the audio and transcript of his 911 call, as well as toxicology reports.

In September, local authorities reported that although Ravnsborg initially told authorities he thought he hit a deer with his car, he was actually involved in a car crash that killed 55-year-old pedestrian Joseph Boever.

In the phone call recording and transcript released Tuesday, Ravnsborg identified himself as the state attorney general to the 911 dispatcher. He said he "hit something."

https://www.yahoo.com/news/south-dakota-attorney-general-hit-165507211.html

What a guy

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South Dakota attorney general who hit a man with his car told a 911 dispatcher 'it could be' a deer (Original Post) Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Oct 2020 OP
Lock him up! Lock him up! idziak4ever1234 Oct 2020 #1
The lying scuzz is the AG for cripes sake. BlueNProud Oct 2020 #2
This is his car TexasBushwhacker Oct 2020 #3
Maybe it looks like a deer to someone who is drunk. Archae Oct 2020 #4
He also has a history of speeding tickets n/t TexasBushwhacker Oct 2020 #5
Wow. Blue_true Oct 2020 #7
Oh, that's really bad. Poor Joseph Boever. He never had a chance. nt crickets Oct 2020 #8
I pray that he died instantly. His body was found the next day, off in the grass. niyad Oct 2020 #11
Didn't he make the 911 call many hours after hitting the man? Blue_true Oct 2020 #6
His pro bono DU defenders will be arriving imminently greenjar_01 Oct 2020 #9
Not buying it. oasis Oct 2020 #10
Ravnsborg's tox report says he had no alcohol or drugs in his system jmowreader Oct 2020 #12

TexasBushwhacker

(20,172 posts)
3. This is his car
Sat Oct 17, 2020, 10:10 PM
Oct 2020


Sorry, but when a human body flips up and crashes into your windshield, IT DOESN'T LOOK LIKE A DEER!

Archae

(46,317 posts)
4. Maybe it looks like a deer to someone who is drunk.
Sat Oct 17, 2020, 10:12 PM
Oct 2020

Yes, I am implying that AG might have been plowed when he was behind the wheel.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
7. Wow.
Sat Oct 17, 2020, 10:18 PM
Oct 2020

He is lying. If something hit my windshield like that, I would certainly look to see what it was. He should have seen that he had hit a person.

Blue_true

(31,261 posts)
6. Didn't he make the 911 call many hours after hitting the man?
Sat Oct 17, 2020, 10:16 PM
Oct 2020

I never drive at night without watching what is ahead of me, that makes sense since at night, there is not much to see outside of the beam set by the headlights, that is even more so in a largely rural state like South Dakota.

jmowreader

(50,553 posts)
12. Ravnsborg's tox report says he had no alcohol or drugs in his system
Sun Oct 18, 2020, 07:53 PM
Oct 2020

Which makes me wonder if he waited until he sobered up to call this in.

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