Rep. Jackie Walorski (R-Ind.) was killed in a car crash on Wednesday, local authorities and House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) confirmed. She was 58.
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 in the crash. They were identified by authorities as Rep. 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….