'I hit something.' Officials release 911 call in South Dakota attorney general fatal crash investigation - CNN

A preliminary autopsy report said the man, 55-year-old Joseph Boever, had extensive injuries "both internally and externally," South Dakota Department of Public Safety Cabinet Secretary Craig Price said in a news conference Tuesday.

In a September statement, Ravnsborg's chief of staff Timothy Bormann called the crash "a tragic accident."

The crash took place on the evening of September 12, Price said.

we worked efficiently to go ahead and get that information."

According to the 911 call released by officials this week, Ravnsborg told dispatchers "I hit something" that was in the middle of the road.

The dispatcher asked, "Are you injured at all, Jason?"

To which Ravnsborg responded, "I am not, but my car sure as hell is."

The attorney general had initially told police he had hit a deer, the state's public safety department said last month.