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S.D.'s Attorney General Fatally Strikes Man With Car, Says He Thought He Hit A Deer

South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg struck and killed a 55-year-old man on a rural stretch of road Saturday night. State authorities are investigating the incident.

The top law enforcement official in South Dakota told officials that he believed he hit a deer on a rural stretch of road on Saturday night. It wasn't until the following day that it became clear Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg had fatally struck a man, and state authorities investigating.

Ravnsborg said he of Sioux Falls late Monday.

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