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Because William Janklow was on duty as South Dakota’s congressman when his speeding car killed a motorcyclist last summer, federal taxpayers will pay any civil damages arising from the crash, a prosecutor has concluded.
U.S. Atty. Tom Heffelfinger’s decision came in a wrongful-death lawsuit filed against Janklow by the victim’s family. Heffelfinger filed a notice Monday asking that the federal government be substituted as the defendant for Janklow, 64, who is serving a 100-day sentence .
