(NEW YORK) — A mayor running for re-election died in a car crash on election morning just hours before the polls were set to close and the results were announced, police said. The incident occurred shortly after 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday when the Louisiana State […]
A mayor running for reelection died in a car crash on election morning just hours before the polls were set to close and the results were announced, police said.
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Melville Mayor Velma Hendrix was in the backseat of a car with four others when the vehicle was hit by a pickup truck that didn't yield at an intersection.
Velma D. Hendrix woke up on Election Day as the mayor of Melville seeking re-election to the position. But a fatal crash during the morning hours took her life.