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Alaska Senate candidate Mary Peltola delays campaign stops after car crash

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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