Indiana Congresswoman Jackie Walorski and 3 Others Killed in Car Crash

Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) was killed in a car crash on Wednesday, authorities confirmed.

The crash occurred at 12:30 p.m. on Wednesday between two vehicles near the intersection of SR 19 and SR 119 near Nappanee, authorities told local media.

In a statement, the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office said that “a northbound passenger car traveled left of center and collided head on with a southbound sports utility vehicle.”

“All three occupants in the southbound vehicle died as a result of their injuries: Jackie Walorski, 58, Elkhart, Indiana; Zachery Potts, 27, Mishawaka, Indiana; Emma Thomson, 28, Washington, DC.” The occupant of the other vehicle, identified as 56-year-old Edith Schmucker, was also pronounced dead at the scene, officials said.

The Elkhart County Coroner’s Office and the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office are currently involved in an investigation.

Response

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) issued a statement after her death, saying that Walorski’s husband, Dean, “was just informed by the Elkhart County Sheriff’s office that Jackie was killed in a car accident this afternoon.”

He called on people to “please keep her family in your thoughts and prayers.”

“Just seeing the awful news about Rep. Jackie Walorski. Heartbreaking. I’ll be praying for her family after this awful and shocking tragedy. May God surround and comfort them all,” wrote Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) on Twitter.

“My heart is heavy, and i don’t have the words. But all I can say is prayers for her family. She was a good and honorable public servant. Rep. Jackie Walorski, two others killed in crash,” added Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-Ill.) on Twitter.

“I’m shocked and saddened to hear of the tragic death of Congresswoman Jackie Walorski. My thoughts and prayers are with her family and the other victims of this terrible crash,” wrote Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg, the former

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