Alaska Senate candidate Mary Peltola is rescheduling campaign events after an Anchorage car crash
Alaska Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola is postponing stops in Fairbanks and Bethel after another driver struck a vehicle carrying her and her family Saturday in Anchorage, her campaign said. Campaign manager Cheryl Bruce said Peltola and her family sustained minor injuries and were in good spirits. The crash delayed her Alaska Always Tour before the Nov. 3 election.
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Alaska Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola is rescheduling campaign events after she and her family sustained minor injuries in a car crash in Anchorage on Saturday, Oct. 24, her campaign said. The campaign said another driver struck the vehicle carrying them as they traveled to the Alaska Federation of Natives’ annual banquet. Peltola’s injuries required medical attention, according to her campaign. Campaign manager Cheryl Bruce said Peltola and her family were in good spirits. Bruce said that, on the advice of medical professionals, planned stops in Fairbanks and Bethel—scheduled for Sunday and Monday—would be rescheduled for later in the week while Peltola recovered. The crash delayed the opening of her planned eight-day Alaska Always Tour in the final stretch before the Nov. 3 election. Peltola is running against Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan.
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- MEAWW (Media Entertainment Arts WorldWide) — Mary Peltola injured in car crash days before Alaska Senate race, delaying key campaign tour
- Around Prague — Peltola Pushes Back Alaska Campaign Stops After Anchorage Car Crash
- Newsweek — Mary Peltola Campaign Gives Update After Candidate Injured in Car Crash - Newsweek
- The Hill — Peltola to reschedule Fairbanks, Bethel campaign stops after car crash
- The New York Times — Peltola Postpones Events After ‘Minor Injuries’ in Automobile Collision, Campaign Says - The New York Times
- Times Now — Democrat Mary Peltola Injured in Car Crash Days Before Crucial Senate Showdown
- wcbm.com — Democrat Mary Peltola Pauses Campaign After Suffering Minor Injuries in Car Crash
- jacksonville.com — Alaska Senate candidate involved in car crash, campaign events postponed
Verifier’s note
Contemporary reports from MEAWW, Around Prague, Newsweek, WCBM, The Hill, The New York Times, Times Now, and Jacksonville.com describe Peltola and family members sustaining minor injuries in a crash and campaign stops being postponed or rescheduled. The reports are consistent with the proposed event and its timing.