Jackie Walorski, the Republican congresswoman representing Indiana's 2nd District, was killed in a car crash in Elkhard County Wednesday.
The Elkhart County Sheriff's Office said their officers responded to a two-car crash at SR 19 south of SR 119 just after 12:30 p.m. Law enforcement said a car driving northbound drifted left of the center line and struck an SUV traveling southbound head on.
Walorski was in the SUV along with Zachery Potts, 27, and Emma Thomson, 28. All three were killed. The driver of the car, 56-year-old Edith Schmucker, was also killed, the sheriff's office said.Republican House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy shared a statement from Walorski's office that reads, "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.
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