They're Reading The Blog In South Dakota -- October 8, 2020

 On October 3, 2020, I posted this (link here):

Top story that disappeared completely: the story about the South Dakota attorney general who thought he hit a deer; returns to the scene the next day -- finds dead man in ditch -- nothing since the original report, two to three weeks ago. But we do know this: in South Dakota, hitting a deer must be reported to law enforcement; some exceptions.

Now, this, from the Argus Leader, "how long does it take to investigate a fatal crash in South Dakota?"

The answer: apparently 30 days minimum unless it involves the state's attorney general and then all bets are off.

I hope the reporter asking this question at the Argus Leader calls the SD Department of Public Safety on a daily basis.

Frame of reference: aircraft mishap investigations in the USAF were supposed to be wrapped up in 30 days. The long pole in the tent: toxicology results, and vetting of the final report by the team leader of the investigative team. Results were generally not released until final approval through "the chain of command" which could taken another couple of months, but answers to mishaps involving multiple deaths and millions of dollars in loss were generally known within a couple of weeks.