Michiana leaders speak with 16 News Now about Rep. Walorski's death

(WNDU) - Leaders in Michiana are speaking out after learning about the death of U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski.Walorski, who had represented Indiana's 2...

August 4, 2022
5:44 AM

(WNDU) - Leaders in Michiana are speaking out after learning about the death of U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski.Walorski, who had represented Indiana's 2nd Congressional District since 2012, was killed in a crash Wednesday afternoon in Elkhart County.Two staffers for Walorski who were in the same vehicle at the time—identified as Zachery Potts, 27, of Mishawaka and Emma Thomson, 28, of Washington, D.C.—also died in the crash. Meanwhile, the driver of the other vehicle involved in the crash, who was identified as Edith Schmucker, 56, of Nappanee, was pronounced dead at the scene.

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