South Dakota attorney general involved in fatal car crash

[ck4829]

During a brief press conference on Sunday evening, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) announced that state Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg (R) was involved in a fatal car accident on Saturday night.

The crash took place west of Highmore, in central South Dakota, and Noem said law enforcement is "working on identifying the deceased and notifying the family." The accident occurred as Ravnsborg was driving home from a dinner hosted by the state GOP.

Following Noem's press conference, Ravnsborg's office released a statement saying he is "shocked and filled with sorrow following the events of last night. As Gov. Noem stated, I am fully cooperating with the investigation and I fully intend to continue to do so moving forward. At this time I offer my deepest sympathy and condolences to the family."

Tim Bormann, Ravnsborg's spokesman, told the Rapid City Journal that Ravnsborg was not injured in the crash. He also said Ravnsborg "drinks lightly," and doesn't think he was drinking at the dinner. A spokesperson for the South Dakota Department of Public Safety said details about the car accident, like whether alcohol was a factor and if any charges are pending, are expected to be shared on Monday.

https://www.yahoo.com/news/south-dakota-attorney-general-involved-045612442.html

[Sherman A1]

1. Wow

[dem4decades]

2. Why would his spokesman admit he drinks lightly? And didn't know if he was drinking that night?

Is this an attempt to get those at the party to say he wasn't drinking?

[Renew Deal]

3. Because he was probably drunk.

Does SD mandate blood tests for fatal accidents?

[karynnj]

4. I would guess the spokesperson was directly asked and thought this the most innocuous response

Obviously a blood test was done and the results of that will come out. To me, I do not know would have been a better response. However, he may want to get the first perception to be he is a light drinker maybe because he knows he likely drank at the meal.

[Laelth]

7. I see no evidence that a blood test was done.

Perhaps I missed something?



-Laelth

[karynnj]

8. There is no direct statement one was done, but there was this sentence that could suggest it was

"A spokesperson for the South Dakota Department of Public Safety said details about the car accident, like whether alcohol was a factor and if any charges are pending, are expected to be shared on Monday."

I admit that when I wrote the other post, I had assumed that this comment meant that it was, but looked at carefully, there is nothing to preclude them saying no test was done because the police did not see anything to warrant it. Not to mention, there is no info on who was in the wrong and caused the collision. It could be if the victim was the cause and if the AG seemed sober, they might not have done a test. I guess we will hear more today.

[Mariana]

13. As you say, that doesn't suggest there was a blood test.

This writing is pretty bad. It isn't even clear if the spokesperson for the South Dakota Department of Public Safety mentioned alcohol at all, or if the writer added that as an example of what the "details of about the car accident" might include. Even if the spokesperson did mention alcohol, it still doesn't imply there was a blood test.

[Ms. Toad]

14. The victim was walking along the side of the road.

https://www.argusleader.com/story/news/2020/09/14/family-speaks-out-after-man-killed-accident-involving-attorney-general-jason-ravnsborg/5791660002/

[demmiblue]

15. I'm betting that he knew it wasn't a deer (unless he was extremely drunk):

Ravnsborg initially reported the crash to the Hyde County Sheriff's Office that he thought he had hit a deer.

[Ms. Toad]

18. Since the body wasn't discovered for at least 1.5 hours

my guess is that no BAC test was done.

(The accident was at about 10:30 Saturday - the body wasn't discovered until Sunday morning - at least 1.5 hours later. My impression from the articles is that it was actual morning - not after midnight morning.)

[leftyladyfrommo]

5. He doesn't remember if he was drinking?

That is not a good sign.

[Nay]

9. Exactly. Such bullshit. Unless you are an out-and-out alcoholic, YOU KNOW whether you've had

a drink or not at dinner. SOOOOO, this guy has a problem with liquor, I can tell you that right now. Whatcha wanna bet he was drunk and killed somebody??

[hardluck]

11. Poorly written article but

I think the implication from that sentence was the spokesperson did not know if AG has been drinking, not that the AG didn’t know whether he had been drinking.

[USALiberal]

6. Am I crazy to thinks this might get covered up? nt

[bluestarone]

10. They will do there best to COVER THIS UP!

We ALL know it!!

[bluestarone]

12. I'll give this one a KICK!

Kick for the truth!!

[Yeehah]

16. Q: Who calls the cops after they hit a "deer?"

A: Drunk driving dirtbag republican trying to cover his tracks for a hit-and-run.

On Monday, the South Dakota Department of Public Safety said Ravnsborg reported hitting a deer with his 2011 Ford Taurus to the Hyde County Sheriff’s Office after the crash at 10:30 p.m. Saturday.

https://www.keloland.com/news/local-news/family-identifies-fatal-crash-victim-involving-sd-ag-questions-why-it-took-so-long-to-identify-body/

Who can't tell the difference between a human being and a deer?

Scumbag lying republican probably will get away with it.

[RhodeIslandOne]

17. Wasn't there some other Rethug pol from up there who was a DUI drunk?

A Governor maybe?

[suegeo]

19. Here is an update on this story

He searched the ditch after the accident, didn't find "the deer"
Sheriff came out to the site, gave him paperwork to have car fixed, gave him the sheriff's car to drive home.

He went back to the scene the next day, and found the body.

[link:https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/south-dakota-ag-says-he-chief-staff-found-body-man-n1240111|]