He is expected to plead no contest to two of the three charges, according to a source familiar with the matter, which could allow him to avoid a two-day trial that is scheduled to kick off Thursday.
Ravnsborg’s freedom may not be on the line, as prosecutors opted for less severe misdemeanor charges rather than, say, manslaughter. The case has stirred up questions about how investigations are handled in South Dakota, where virtually everyone is linked by fewer than six degrees of separation. Family members don’t know exactly why he was there. But shortly before 10:30 p.m., Boever was back in the area, armed with a flashlight and walking along the north shoulder of the road. Nemec recalled dropping off Boever, 55, at his home in Highmore and hearing him say he was going to bed.
He summoned his cousin Victor Nemec to the scene, and after surveying the damage incurred by the pickup’s front bumper, the two decided to retrieve it in the morning. On September 12, 2020, Boever’s truck went into the ditch at around 7:30 p.m. Adorned with flowers and a wooden cross at its base, the sign there stands in memory of Joseph Paul Boever. Everyone has a THINK sign story, and everyone knows the story behind the one situated on Highway 14 just outside of Highmore, South Dakota. The South Dakota Department of Transportation says it doesn’t keep records of where the signs are located or for whom they were erected, but that often isn’t required for anyone who has ever lived here. It isn’t clear how many dot the flat terrain. The “THINK signs,” as they are known locally, are installed by county highway departments, typically within days of the crash.
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There is a bright red X near the uppermost tip and a pair of all-caps messages that force drivers to reckon with their own mortality: “THINK!” commands one side of the sign “WHY DIE?” asks the other. For more than 40 years, the state has placed them at the sites of motorized fatalities, making them disquieting roadside counterparts to the billboards summoning travelers to Wall Drug and other tourist enclaves. The diamond-shaped signs are hallmarks of the South Dakota highway, doubling as memorials and warnings.
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