PIERRE, S.D. (KELO) — The South Dakota Supreme Court has taken away the law license of former Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg for six months.
The state’s high court publicly released the disciplinary decision on Thursday.
The justices found that Ravnsborg violated several standards of practice.
He pleaded no contest to traffic violations after his car struck and killed pedestrian Joe Boever, who was walking along U.S. 14 at the west edge of Highmore.
The South Dakota House of Representatives impeached Ravnsborg after the crash and the South Dakota Senate voted to remove him from office.
Ravnsborg argued his case in front of the Supreme Court in February. The Disciplinary Board of the South Dakota State Bar filed recommendations to the Supreme Court against Ravnsborg on May 19, 2023.
Ravnsborg was impeached in 2022 for his involvement in a deadly crash. More than a year earlier, he hit Joe Boever while driving near Highmore. Ravnsborg told investigators he thought he hit a deer. Boever’s body was discovered in the ditch the next morning.
This is a developing story.
