South Dakota AG removed from post after hitting and killing a pedestrian

This photo shows the car that South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg was driving on Sept. 12, 2020 when he struck and killed a pedestrian. Secretary of Public Safety Craig Price said Monday, Nov. 2, 2020, that Ravnsborg was distracted before he drove onto a highway shoulder where he struck and killed 55-year-old Joe Boever. (State of South Dakota via AP/AP)

Pierre, S.D. — Tuesday, state senators removed South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg from office after he struck and killed pedestrian Joe Boever while driving.

After the accident in Sept. 2020, questions arose about Ravnsborg's conduct including a statement that he didn't immediately know he hit a person rather than a deer. A police investigation showed that Boever was walking on the shoulder of a highway when Ravnsborg struck him.