Officials provide update on investigation into fatal accident involving AG

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (WNAX) – State officials held a news conference in Sioux Falls Tuesday to update information into the fatal car – pedestrian accident involving South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg.

Department of Public Safety Secretary Craig Price says its been an active investigation since the start.

Ravnsborg found the body of 55-year-old Joe Boever (beaver) in a ditch just west of Highmore on Highway 14 the morning after he reported hitting a deer in that area.

Price says they will release more information later.

Price says this accident has more variables than most.

Governor Kristi Noem says everyone should wait until the investigation is complete.

Noem says she has not communicated with the Attorney General since the accident.