The car carrying the congressman crossed the center line of Indiana 19 and collided with oncoming traffic, according to the sheriff's department.
Four people, including Walorski, were killed in a crash on Wednesday. Edith Schmucker, a resident of Nappanee, died at the scene when she was hit by Walorski's car.
Walorski has represented Indiana's 2nd district in the United States House of Representatives.
He was the chairman of the party. Thomson worked for Walorski. There was a ribbon-cutting in Claypool.
The circumstances of the crash were not explained by the police department. Schmucker was driving a maroon Buick LeSabre north on Indiana 19 when she crossed the center line and hit a silver Toyota RAV 4.
Walorski and her team crossed the center line and hit Schmucker, who was driving south, according to police. There was a crash just south of the roundabout.
The initial report from the scene was not correct, according to a release from the police department.
Local officials are reacting to the death of a person.
Messages to the sheriff's office and the coroner have not been returned. Fox59 broadcasted before 8 pm. At 10:26 a.m., the department released a new statement. The mistake was corrected Thursday. At 11:05 a.m., the department's Facebook page was updated to correct a mistake. The day is Thursday.
Everyone involved in the crash wore their seatbelts and the airbags deployed, according to the release.
The original article was published on the SouthBend Tribune.
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