UPDATE

Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones has died. This is being reported in the mainstream media at this time. This is truly a tragic turn of events and she will be sorely missed.

The news that U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, one of Hillary Clinton's staunchest supporters, has suffered an aneurysm is simply shocking and very tragic. According to media reports, she remained unconscious Wednesday in a Cleveland area hospital after suffering an aneurysm while driving her car the day before. Her car veered off the side of the road Tuesday night. Police found her unconscious behind the wheel.

According to her doctor, Dr. Gus Kious, Tubbs Jones suffered a brain hemorrhage in an inaccessible part of her brain and that a team of doctors who evaluated her determined she has limited brain function. The doctor said she is on life support. Family friend Joe Hewitt also said Tubbs Jones is still in "critical condition," and urged the public to keep her in their prayers.

According to a police report, an officer was driving behind Tubbs Jones' car at about 9 p.m.ET and observed her weaving. After a couple of turns, the officer turned on his lights to stop the congresswoman. When she pulled to the side, her car then started to roll across the lanes of oncoming traffic. The officer then pulled his cruiser in front of her car to block it from oncoming traffic, the report said. When the officer walked up to her sedan, he noticed she was in "medical distress" and called for an ambulance.

Tubbs Jones is a trailblazer in her rights. The 58-year-old became the first black woman to represent Ohio in Congress when she was elected in 1998. She is serving her fifth term in Congress. She is the chairwoman of the House Ethics Committee. Tubbs Jones is set to be a superdelegate at next week's Democratic National Convention in Denver. The congresswoman threw her support to Barack Obama in June after Clinton dropped out of the race. At the 2004 Democratic National Convention in Boston, she delivered the main address on the first night of the event.

Whether you agreed with her or not, she had a deep resolve in her commitment to supporting Hillary Clinton, even when people criticized her harshly. This is, indeed, a tragic turn of events. I extend my deepest sympathies to her family during this painful time for her. My prayers are with her that she will indeed recover.

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