Former Gov. Bill Janklow dead at age 72

Former South Dakota Gov. Bill Janklow, who served 100 days in jail for killing a motorcyclist in a traffic crash, died of brain cancer on Jan. 12. He was 72.

In 2003, Janklow was sentenced to 100 days in jail after being convicted of felony manslaughter for driving a car through a stop sign at a speed estimated at more than 70 mph into the path of motorcyclist Randolph Scott, 55, of Hardwick, Minn. Scott died at the scene.

Janklow also lost his driver’s license for three years, was placed on probation for three years and was ordered to pay $11,000 in fines in costs.

The Associated Press reported that Janklow announced at a news conference in November that he had inoperable brain cancer and his only regret was running the stop sign and killing Scott.