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According to the Indiana Sheriff’s Office, the crash that killed Rep. Jackie Warorski and three others occurred when a vehicle carrying the congressman crossed the center line.
Warorski, 58, communications director Emma Thomson, 28, and district director Zachary Potts, 27, were killed Wednesday in a head-on collision in Elkhart County, Indiana.
Edith Schumacher, 56, who was the only occupant in the crashed vehicle, was also killed. The Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office released updated information on Thursday, correcting what the office first said Wednesday.
According to the office, all occupants of both vehicles were wearing seat belts, and Potts was driving a Toyota RAV4 with Warorski and Thomson as passengers.
Indiana Republican Congressman Jackie Waroski dies in car crash
The sheriff’s office wrote on social media, “Preliminary investigation information regarding the vehicle’s direction of travel was incorrect. Ongoing investigation uncovered eyewitness and video evidence.”
“A Toyota RAV 4 crossed the center line for reasons unknown at this time and the two vehicles collided,” the office continued. “The sheriff’s office continues to interview witnesses and collect evidence from the scene and vehicle.”
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Legislators on both sides of the aisle expressed their condolences following the tragic deaths of Walorski and two staff members.
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Warorski represented Indiana’s second congressional district since 2013 and was known as a moderate bridging party.