BREAKING: GOP Congresswoman Tragically Killed In Head On Collision

Very tragic news came in recently about Republican Congresswoman Jackie Walorski of Indiana who was killed after a tragic car crash on Wednesday.

The crash happened in Elkhart County after Walorski’s car collided head-on with another at approximately 12:32 PM Wednesday.

According to the local ABC affiliate, “the crash happened at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday between two vehicles near the intersection of SR 19 and SR 119” in Walorki’s district. The Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office provided more details in a statement reported by a local radio station:

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. A northbound passenger car traveled left of center and collided head on with a southbound sports utility vehicle.

The sole occupant of the northbound vehicle, Edith Schmucker, 56, Nappanee, Indiana was pronounced deceased at the scene.

WSBT reporter Erica Finke tweeted the tragic incident:

The crash happened in Elkhart County when a “northbound passenger car traveled left of center and collided head-on with a southbound vehicle,” WSBT reporter Erica Finke tweeted. “Walorski, Zachary Potts with the St. Joseph County Republican Party, and Walorski’s comm. director Emma Thompson all passed away.”

“The northbound vehicle driver, Edith Schmucker, died as well,” she added.

The northbound vehicle driver, Edith Schmucker, died as well.

The investigation is continuing at this time.#RIP to everyone involved in this horrifying crash.

— Erica Finke WSBT (@EricaFinkeTV) August 3, 2022

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) confirmed the news on Twitter by sharing a statement from Walorski’s office.

“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,” the statement said. “She has returned home to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. Please keep her family in your thoughts and prayers. We will have no further comment at this time.”

Walorski was known as a conservative warrior in her service to the people of Indiana’s 2nd Congressional District since 2012 and a staunch defender of the rights of the unborn.

Born and raised in South Bend, Walorski’s was a life of service. She and her husband Dean spent four years as missionaries in Romania where their work focused on getting food and medical supplies to impoverished children. Prior to being elected to Congress in 2012, Walorski served three terms in the Indiana Statehouse. In the U.S. House, Walorski served on the Ways and Means Committee and as the ranking member of the Subcommittee on Worker and Family Support and House Ethics Committee.

Earlier in her tenure as a U.S. Representative, Walorski served on the House Armed Services Committee, House Veterans Affairs Committee, the Budget Committee, and the House Agriculture Committee.

Sources: DailyWire, ABC57