Janean Christensen, of Brandon and formerly of Mitchell, listens as House Judiciary Committee members at the Capitol in Pierre prepare to reject legislation Wednesday that would generally ban texting while driving in South Dakota. Christensen’s husband Jon was the victim of a fatal 2010 crash near Mitchell that was caused by a texting driver. Also pictured is Maynard Konechne, legislative chairman for the South Dakota Emergency Medical Technicians’ Association and a longtime EMT from Kimball. (Bob Mercer/Republic Capitol Bureau)
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