--- title: "South Dakota Attorney General, an Army reservist, allegedly hit and killed a man with his car and said it was a deer" description: "Jason Ravnsborg, the attorney general of South Dakota, reported hitting a deer with his car on Saturday night but actually hit and killed a pedestrian, whose body wasn't found until the next day, according to news reports" date: "2020-09-14" modified: "2020-09-14" authors: - name: "Haley Britzky" job_title: "Former Army Reporter" link: "https://taskandpurpose.com/authors/haley-britzky.md" url: "https://taskandpurpose.com/news/jason-ravnsborg-vehicle-accident-deer/" categories: - "Army" - "Around the World" - "Military Branches" - "News" - "United States" tags: - "death" - "Reserves" --- # South Dakota Attorney General, an Army reservist, allegedly hit and killed a man with his car and said it was a deer ![]() Jason Ravnsborg, the attorney general of South Dakota, reported hitting a deer with his car on Saturday night but actually hit and killed a pedestrian, according to news reports. South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem said on Sunday that Ravnsborg — a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserve — was "involved in a crash" on the highway, and that there "was a fatality," the [New York Times reports](). According to [the Associated Press](), Ravnsborg reported that "he had hit a deer" to the Hyde County Sheriff's Office. The body of the man who was actually struck by his vehicle wasn't found until the next day. A spokesman for the attorney general told the New York Times that Ravnsborg was returning from a South Dakota Republican Party dinner event, and that he called 911 "at approximately 10:24 p.m. and informed authorities that he had struck something." The incident is under investigation by the South Dakota Highway Patrol, and the head of the state's Department of Public Safety, Craig Price, will oversee the investigation, the The New York Times reports. Ravnsborg said he was "shocked and filled with sorrow," according to the Times, and that he is "fully cooperating with the investigation." "At this time I offer my deepest sympathy and condolences to the family," he said. Ravnsborg is a combat veteran and currently a lieutenant colonel in the Army Reserve, according to [his official biography](), where he serves "as an operations officer at both Fort McCoy, Wisconsin and Bismarck, North Dakota." ## Author Haley Britzky was the Task & Purpose Army reporter from 2019 to 2022. She previously worked at Axios covering breaking news. She reports on important developments within the service, from new uniforms to new policies; the realities of military life facing soldiers and their families; and broader cultural issues that expand outside of the Army, touching each of the military services. ### Author social links [LinkedIn]() [Twitter]() ## More - [An Army officer accused of fatally striking a man with his car is in line for promotion to colonel]() - [Marine arrested for allegedly threatening sheriff’s deputies with his car]() - [Fort Benning soldier facing murder charge after 5-year-old forced out of the car is killed by another vehicle]() - [‘Why did you come here and invade my country?’ — Marine vet arrested in alleged acid attack on Hispanic man]() - [Man Guilty Of Deadly Hit-And-Run Asks To Join The Marines To Avoid Prison]() - [7 Crazy Facts Every Fan Of ‘The Deer Hunter’ Should Know]() - [Texas man accused of hanging veteran’s support dog for barking]() - [Fort Jackson soldier caught on video berating Black man is charged with assault]()