U.S. Rep Jackie Walorski killed in Elkhart County car crash

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Police said Walorski and two others were traveling in a vehicle on Indiana 19 south of Wakarusa around 12:30 p.m. when the crash killed three others.

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A northbound car collided with Walorski's car. Zach Potts, 27, and Emma Thomson, 28, were died in the crash.

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Jackie Walorski has served Indiana county's Second District in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2013

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Potts was chairman of the St. Joseph County Republican Party. Thomson was Walorsky's director of communications.

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According to media reports, the group was returning from a ribbon-cutting ceremony in Claypool.

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Elkhart County Police are still investigating the crash.

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The driver of the northbound car, identified Wednesday afternoon as Edith Schmucker, 56, of Nappanee, was pronounced dead at the scene

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Schmucker's car crossed the center line and struck Walorski's car head-on, the sheriff's department reported.

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