Crash that killed U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski, 3 others due in part to 'excessive speed'

ELKHART — Excessive speed was a contributing factor in the Elkhart County crash which killed U.S. Rep Jackie Walorski and three others last month, ...

September 16, 2022
11:14 PM

ELKHART — Excessive speed was a contributing factor in the Elkhart County crash which killed U.S. Rep Jackie Walorski and three others last month, the Elkhart County Sheriff's Department said Friday.In a report released Friday afternoon, Elkhart County police determined Zach Potts, one of Walorski's staffers, was driving approximately 80 miles per hour when the vehicle crossed over the center line and hit a car traveling the opposite direction."Our investigation has determined that the cause of the crash was driving left of center with a contributing factor of excessive speed," Elkhart County Sheriff Jeff Siegel wrote in the report.

Marek Mazurek