By ISABELLA VOLMERT
Indiana U.S. Rep. Jim Baird is anticipated to make a full restoration after his automobile was struck in a automotive crash that hospitalized him, the Republican’s workplace mentioned Tuesday.
“He is extraordinarily grateful for everyone’s prayers during this time,” Baird’s congressional workplace mentioned in an announcement.
The assertion didn’t embody additional particulars in regards to the crash. President Donald Trump mentioned Tuesday that the congressman’s spouse was additionally hospitalized.
“They’re going to be okay, but they had a pretty bad accident, and we’re praying that they get out of that hospital very quickly,” Trump mentioned whereas chatting with Home GOP members at a retreat on the Kennedy Middle. “He’s going to be fine. She’s going to be fine.”
Baird, who represents the 4th Congressional District in west central Indiana, was first elected to congress in 2019. He’s 80 years previous.
In 2022, Indiana U.S. Rep. Jackie Walorski, a Republican, was killed in a head-on automobile collision in her northern Indiana district. Two of her staffers touring along with her and the girl driving the opposite automobile additionally died.
