Charleston, WV : U.S. lawmakers offer aid after WV car crash on Thursday, 29th September 2016
Charleston, West Virginia
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio and Nevada Rep. Joe Heck came to the aid of victims of a fatal car crash in West Virginia’s Northern Panhandle on Thursday night.
The two lawmakers saw the car accident as they were leaving an event in St. Clairsville, Ohio, and heading back to their hotel. A spokesman for Heck said they pulled over and provided help until first responders arrived.
Bernard Bachmann, 62, of Washington, Pennsylvania, died in the wreck, according to the Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register. A tractor-trailer hydroplaned on the wet highway and hit three vehicles, including Bachmann’s, said Ohio County Sheriff Pat Butler.Rubio said in a statement that he and his wife “send our prayers and condolences to the family of the individual who tragically lost their life.”
Heck, who has been an emergency room doctor, also offered “prayers and condolences to those grieving” and wishing “a speedy recovery to the injured.”
Both lawmakers are in competitive Senate races. Rubio, who ran unsuccessfully for the Republican nomination for president, now is running for re-election against Democrat Patrick Murphy. Heck is vying with Democrat Catherine Cortez-Masto to replace Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., who is retiring.
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U.S. lawmakers offer aid after WV car crash