SD House Votes To Impeach AG Over Fatal Hit And Run

CBS News reports:

The South Dakota House on Tuesday impeached state Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg over a 2020 fatal crash in which he initially told authorities he thought he had struck a deer or another large animal.

Ravnsborg will at least temporarily be removed from office pending the historic Senate trial, where it takes a two-thirds majority to convict on impeachment charges. Ravnsborg pleaded no contest last year to a pair of traffic misdemeanors in the crash, including making an illegal lane change.

He cast Joseph Boever’s death as a tragic accident. In its 36-31 vote, the House rejected the recommendation of a GOP-backed majority report from a special investigative committee and sided with Noem, who has argued that Ravnsborg lied to investigators

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As I reported late last month, a state House committee had recommended against impeachment proceedings.

The South Dakota House impeached the state’s attorney general for his conduct surrounding a 2020 fatal car crash.

Republican Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg will at least temporarily be removed from office pending a Senate trial. https://t.co/3dcXEt3FAk

— The Associated Press (@AP) April 12, 2022