South Dakota House Impeaches Attorney General Over Car Crash
South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg has been impeached by the state’s House of Representatives. According to CNN, the House voted 36-31 in favor of impeachment over Ravnsborg’s conduct following a car crash…
South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg has been impeached by the state’s House of Representatives.
According to CNN, the House voted 36-31 in favor of impeachment over Ravnsborg’s conduct following a car crash that left a pedestrian dead in 2020.
The outlet noted Ravnsborg initially reported to the police that he had hit a deer.
He allegedly discovered Joe Boever’s body the following morning upon returning to the scene of the crash, as CNN reported.
South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem (R) reacted to the impeachment on Twitter, saying, “Today, the House of Representatives did the right thing for the people of South Dakota and for Joe Boever’s family.”
https://twitter.com/govkristinoem/status/1513939361871577088
Ravnsborg said in a statement he respects “the process but I look forward to the Senate trial where I believe I will be vindicated.”
Republican Rep. Will Mortenson, who introduced the articles of impeachment, said when “we’re dealing with the life of one of your citizens, I think that weighed heavily on everyone.”
In August 2021, Ravnsborg pleaded no contest to two misdemeanors related to the crash.