The matter now reaches the State Senate, where a trial will take place. CNN contacted Ravnsborg for comment. Gov. Christie Noem, also a Republican, praised the vote. “Today, the House of Representatives did the right thing for the people of South Dakota and the family of Joe Bover,” Noem wrote on Twitter, referring to the victim. Ravnsborg killed a pedestrian while driving in September 2020. Ravnsborg initially told police he had been struck by a deer, but discovered the body of 55-year-old Boever the next morning after returning to the scene. Last August, Ravnsborg invoked non-competition for two fatalities in connection with the fatal accident. He was fined $ 500 for each of the offenses – one case of using a motor vehicle while using a mobile electronic device and one lane driving measurement. A third category of misdemeanor was rejected. Ravnsborg was not imprisoned.
