SAD STORY

James Joyner | Monday, August 18, 2003

Donald Sensing passes on a tragic report:

A freshman Republican Congressman from South Dakota who had served four terms as the state’s governor drove his car into a motorcycle Saturday, leaving the cyclist dead.

Police said Rep. Bill Janklow, 63, ran an intersection in his cadillac and struck Randolph E. Scott, 53, who was not wearing a helmet. Scott died from massive trauma.

The police investigation is incomplete. No charges have yet been filed.

Wear a helmet, boys and girls. And watch out for careless Congressmen.

About the Author: James Joyner is the publisher of Outside the Beltway and the managing editor of the Atlantic Council. He's a former Army officer, Desert Storm vet, and college professor with a PhD in political science from The University of Alabama. He lives just outside the Beltway in Alexandria, Virginia.

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He must be the ONLY Congressman from S. Dakota, right?

Posted by John Lemon | August 18, 2003 | 08:15 pm | Permalink

 

Yeah, I would think.

Posted by James Joyner | August 18, 2003 | 08:17 pm | Permalink

 

Confirmed: http://clerk.house.gov/members/index.php

Posted by James Joyner | August 18, 2003 | 08:19 pm | Permalink

 

I hate to be crass after reading a story like this, but let's remember that no man's life, liberty, or property is safe while a legislator is at the wheel.

Posted by Stephen Green | August 18, 2003 | 11:55 pm | Permalink

 

Sad, but true.

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Posted by James Joyner | August 19, 2003 | 08:43 am | Permalink

 

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