Republican Indiana Rep. Jackie Walorski died on Wednesday. She was 58.
Walorksi, who represented Indiana’s 2nd Congressional District, was killed in a car accident in Elkhart County, Indiana, on Wednesday afternoon.
“On August 3, 2022 at approximately 12:32 PM the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office responded to a two vehicle crash on SR 19 south of SR 119,” the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement, reported Fox News Digital.
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“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 sole occupant of the northbound vehicle, Edith Schmucker, 56, Nappanee, Indiana was pronounced deceased at the scene,” the statement added.
Zachery Potts and Emma Thomson, two of the others killed in the crash, served on Walorski’s staff.
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Walorski’s office released a statement following the incident, saying, “Dean Swihart, Jackie’s husband, was just informed by the Elkhart County Sheriff’s office that Jackie was killed in a car accident this afternoon. She has returned home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.”
The statement added, “Please keep her family in your thoughts and prayers. In addition to the devastating loss of Congresswoman Walorski, it is with a broken heart that I announce the passing of two dedicated members of her staff, Zach Potts and Emma Thomson. They were the epitome of public servants who cared deeply about the work they performed on behalf of the constituents of Indiana’s Second Congressional District.”
The Elkhart County Coroner’s Office and the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office are both investigating the crash.