# Dem rep, in first video since hit-and-run crash, opens up about wreck

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/dem-rep-in-first-video-since-hit-and-run-crash-opens-up-about-wreck/
- Published: 2026-08-10T11:41:40+00:00
- Updated: 2026-08-10T12:05:23+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Far right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/dem-rep-first-video-since-hit-and-run-crash-opens-wreck
- Topics: Geopolitics, Politics, Software, Technology, World

## Key points

- Rep Marcy Kaptur, 80, updates public after hit-and-run crash
- Longest-serving woman in US House history is recovering rapidly
- She's in rehab before resuming duties and a tight midterm race

## Summary

Democratic Congresswoman Marcy Kaptur of Ohio has released her first video message since being injured in a hit-and-run car accident in Toledo, giving constituents an update on her recovery. The 80-year-old, who is the longest-serving woman in the history of the US House of Representatives, said she was making "very rapid" progress and is now undergoing rehabilitation ahead of returning to Washington and to a closely watched midterm race in a battleground district.

Kaptur has left hospital and is focusing on rehabilitation before resuming her duties in Congress. Her seat is considered a key contest in the upcoming midterm elections, adding political significance to how quickly she is able to return to public life and campaigning.

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