Police in Elkhart, Indiana Thursday revised their initial assessment of the August 3 fatal crash that killed Republican Rep. Jackie Walorski and two staffers: While blame for the accident was initially centered on 56-year-old Edith Schmucker, accused of crossing the center line and hitting Ms. Walorski’s car, eyewitness and video evidence showed that the car carrying Ms. Walorski and driven by an aide actually caused the wreck.
The crash is one of several head-on collisions this summer that have put a spotlight on one of the leading causes of fatal car accidents, which are also among the more difficult kinds of accidents to investigate.