Posted on 08/29/2003 4:59:28 PM PDT by Nick Thimmesch
Congressman Charged With Manslaughter By CARSON WALKER The Associated Press Friday, August 29, 2003; 12:26 PM FLANDREAU, S.D. - U.S. Rep. Bill Janklow was charged Friday with second-degree manslaughter in the death of a motorcyclist earlier this month. Janklow was driving an estimated 70 to 75 mph when his Cadillac went through a stop sign at a rural intersection, according to a Highway Patrol accident report. The motorcycle hit the side of the congressman's car, and the rider, Randolph E. Scott, 55, of Hardwick, Minn., was killed. Moody County State's Attorney Bill Ellingson said the facts of the case establish probable cause for second-degree manslaughter. He also filed three misdemeanor charges: failure to stop at a stop sign, speeding and reckless driving.
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