Prosecutor: AG briefly walked by crash victim who was hundreds of feet from where his car stopped
What the headline doesn't add, for whatever reason, is that the sheriff was at the scene and missed the vic, too.
That clears up a lot.
- He hit the “deer” and immediately called the Sheriff, who was on scene in about 10 minutes.
- It was dark, and neither the DA nor the Sheriff saw the body laying off the roadway.
- Next morning, DA stops by the scene again, sees the body and drives to the Sheriff’s house to get him.
- DA is charged with 3 misdemeanors. Unsafely driving outside a lane, careless driving, and using his phone while driving.
Sounds like he was distracted and swerved onto the shoulder where the victim was walking. Apparently, there is no Negligent Homicide in SD. Seems odd that you can kill a man in SD and only face minor traffic infractions. I’m pretty sure Joe Sixpack would be facing manslaughter or worse.