State investigators release audio and transcription of Ravnsborg’s 911 call after his Sept. 12, 2020, accident near Highmore

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg told a 911 dispatcher that he had hit “something” in the middle of the road the night that he struck and killed a pedestrian. State officials gave an update on the investigation into the Sept. 12 crash, releasing a 911 call recording and toxicology report. The attorney general killed 55-year-old Joseph Boever, who lived near Highmore, South Dakota. Officials said the toxicology report taken roughly 15 hours after the crash showed no alcohol in Ravnsborg’s system.

Below are:

1. a recording of the actual 911 call South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg made after hitting something on the road the night of Sept. 12, 2020, while returning to Pierre after attending a Lincoln Day Dinner in Redfield
2. a transcription of the call