[alexander_busek]

South Dakota’s attorney general — who said he hit a deer after fatally striking a pedestrian last year [...]

Is this article claiming that the AG said, "After I fatally struck a pedestrian last year, I hit a deer"?

Regards,

[Redmen4ever]

No. The sentence is poorly worded and, besides, compromises the presumption of innocence. The sentence should read something like, “ ... who said he hit a deer when he might have actually struck a pedestrian.” As the sentence reads, he first hit a pedestrian and then he hit a deer.