Rep. Bill Janklow, R-SD, faces charges Dec. 1 that could end his political career – the 64-year-old is charged with manslaughter, speeding, running a stop sign and reckless driving.

If convicted of manslaughter, he could face up to 10 years in prison, as well as a House Ethics Committee investigation.

Under the committee's rules, any representative convicted of a crime that carries two or more years in prison should refrain from voting in the chamber until his or her record is cleared, or until re-elected.

Janklow is charged with causing the Aug. 16 accident that killed a motorcyclist at a rural intersection. The day of the crash, Janklow was driving 71 mph in a 55 mph zone when he ran a stop sign south of Flandreau, SD, putting his Cadillac into the path of a motorcycle, according to Moody County State's Attorney Bill Ellingson.

The motorcycle's rider, Randy Scott, a 55-year-old farmer, trucking business owner and volunteer firefighter from nearby Hardwick, MN, died at the scene.