Alaska Senate candidate Mary Peltola delays campaign stops after car crash
Also reported by PBS NewsHour, Newsweek
Summary
Alaska Senate candidate Mary Peltola and her family sustained minor injuries in a multi-vehicle crash on Saturday while traveling to a campaign event. Peltola received medical attention, and her campaign postponed stops in Fairbanks and Bethel as she recovers.Key Facts
- The crash happened at about 6:55 p.m. Saturday, according to Anchorage police.
- Peltola’s family and a person in a second vehicle were taken to a local hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
- A person in a third vehicle declined medical transport.
- Police said they are investigating the circumstances of the collision.
- Peltola’s campaign said she plans to resume events Tuesday in Homer.
- Peltola is challenging Republican incumbent Senator Dan Sullivan for Alaska’s U.S. Senate seat.
- The article reports that President Donald Trump ordered the Justice Department to block certification of the Alaska Senate election if Sullivan loses.
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