Washington Post: Evidence shows police told South Dakota AG involved in fatal crash that victim’s glasses were found in his car
Ravnsborg struck and killed 55-year-old Joseph Boever on September 12. He initially told police he had hit a deer, however he found Boever’s physique the next morning after returning to the scene of the collision.
“They’re Joe’s glasses, so that means his face came through your windshield,” one of many detectives told Ravnsborg throughout an interview that was launched by the state on Tuesday, in line with the Post.
“His face was in your windshield, Jason. Think about that,” a detective with the North Dakota Bureau of Criminal Investigation stated to Ravnsborg, in line with the Post, which stated the official “denied seeing the pair of glasses inside his vehicle or on the man’s body.” The newspaper stated the newly launched interviews were recorded on September 14 and September 30.
Prosecutors in the state introduced three misdemeanor fees towards Ravnsborg final week, the Post stated — fees that might end result in as much as 90 days in jail and $1,500 in damages if the state’s prime legislation enforcement official is found responsible of all of them.
“I have reviewed the material we are releasing, starting today, and I encourage others to review it as well,” she wrote.
Officials additionally launched final yr the 911 name made by Ravnsborg the night time of the crash in which he told dispatchers, “I hit something” that was in the center of the highway.
The dispatcher requested, “Are you injured at all, Jason?”
To which Ravnsborg responded, “I am not, but my car sure as hell is.”
Ravnsborg, a Republican, was elected South Dakota lawyer common in 2018, in line with his workplace’s web site.
