Mary Peltola postponed campaign events after a car crash
Alaska Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola and her family sustained minor injuries in a car crash Saturday night while traveling to the Alaska Federation of Natives’ banquet; Peltola required medical attention, her campaign said. Campaign manager Cheryl Bruce said they were in good spirits. Fairbanks and Bethel events will be rescheduled; six other tour stops remain planned.
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Alaska Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola postponed campaign events after she and her family sustained minor injuries in a car crash Saturday night, her campaign said Sunday. Another driver struck their vehicle as they traveled to the Alaska Federation of Natives’ annual banquet in Anchorage. Peltola required medical attention. “Mary and her family sustained minor injuries but are in good spirits,” campaign manager Cheryl Bruce said in a statement. The crash disrupted the start of Peltola’s eight-community “Alaska Always Tour,” a seven-day campaign swing ahead of the midterms. Events in Fairbanks and Bethel, planned for Sunday and Monday, will be rescheduled for later in the week on the advice of medical professionals, the campaign said. Stops in Homer, Kenai, Seward, Juneau, Anchorage and Palmer will continue as planned.
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- The New York Times — Peltola Postpones Events After ‘Minor Injuries’ in Automobile Collision, Campaign Says - The New York Times
- Newsweek — Mary Peltola Campaign Gives Update After Candidate Injured in Car Crash - Newsweek
- Politico — Peltola postpones campaign stops after Saturday car crash - POLITICO
- Hindustan Times — Alaska Senate candidate Mary Peltola injured in car crash; postpones campaign events before midterms | Hindustan Times
- Washington Examiner — Mary Peltola injured in car crash, postponing Alaska Senate campaign stops
- Demokratis — Mary Peltola Reschedules Campaign Events After Alaska Car Crash
- washingtonsun.com — Alaska’s Peltola and Her Family Sustain ‘Minor Injuries’ in a Car Crash
- indystar.com — Alaska Senate candidate involved in car crash, campaign events postponed
Verifier’s note
Multiple reports published today say Peltola and her family sustained minor injuries in a Saturday car crash and that campaign events or stops were postponed. Their central claims agree with the proposed event.