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ELKHART COUNTY, INDIANA — U.S. Congresswoman Jackie Walorski (R – Indiana) died on Wednesday afternoon after a automobile crash in a northern county in Indiana close to South Bend, police confirmed.
Walorski was an occupant of an SUV touring southbound on Indiana’s State Road 19 nearing State Road 119, when a automobile touring in the wrong way crossed over the middle line and struck the SUV head-on. According to the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office, their deputies responded to the scene at about 12:30 p.m. native time.
All three occupants, together with Walorski, died within the crash.
The different occupants had been Zachery Potts, 27, of Mishawaka, and Emma Thomson, 28, of Washington D.C.
The driver of the northbound automobile, Edith Schmucker, 56, of Nappanee, was pronounced dead on the scene.
According to her congressional biography, Walorski was born in South Bend and served within the Indiana House of Representatives from 2004-2010 earlier than being elected to the U.S. Congress in 2013.
GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy launched the next tweet about Walorski’s loss of life.
Indiana Lieutenant Governor Suzanne Crouch additionally launched an announcement.
“I was shocked and heartbroken when I received the news today about the tragic death of Congresswoman Jackie Walorski. Jackie and I served together in the Indiana House of Representatives, and she was a fighter for her constituents and conservative Hoosier values. My heart goes out to her husband, Dean, and the rest of her family and friends. She will be deeply missed.”
Lt. Gov. Suzanne Crouch
The crash was nonetheless underneath investigation as of Wednesday afternoon.
This story was initially printed by WRTV in Indianapolis, Indiana.
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