Pioneering Ohio Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones died Wednesday evening after suffering a brain aneurysm while driving on Tuesday night.

According to a statement from the Cleveland Clinic Tubbs Jones passed away at 6:12 p.m.

The statement read:

"Throughout the course of the day and into this evening, Congresswoman Tubbs Jones' medical condition declined. Medical doctors and neurosurgeons from Huron Hospital and Cleveland Clinic sadly report that at 6:12 p.m. Congresswoman Stephanie Tubbs Jones died.

She dedicated her life in public service to helping others and will continue to do so through organ donations. Please keep her family and friends in your thoughts and prayers during this very difficult time."

According to a spokesperson with the Cleveland Heights Police Department, Tubbs Jones vehicle slid off the road into a grassy area near the intersection of Lee Road and Monticello Boulevard in Cleveland Heights. She was found slumped over the wheel of the vehicle shortly after 9:00 pm.

Tubbs Jones was a Cleveland political legend and a pioneer for African-American women in elected office. She was the first African-American woman elected to the United States House of Representatives from Ohio.

She was set to be a superdelegate at next week's Democratic National Convention in Denver.

The five term Congresswoman chaired the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (Ethics). She served on the powerful Ways and Means Committee and was also an active member of several Congressional Caucuses, including the Congressional Black Caucus.

In 1998, Tubbs Jones won the Democratic nomination for the 11th District after 30-year incumbent Louis Stokes announced his retirement.

Prior to her election to the House of Representatives, Tubbs Jones served as the first African-American and the first female Cuyahoga County Prosecutor.

She was the first African-American woman to sit on the Common Pleas bench in the State of Ohio and was a Municipal Court Judge in Cleveland.

The Cleveland Public Schools graduate received her undergraduate degree from Case Western Reserve University, graduating with a degree in Social Work from the Flora Mather College in 1971. Her Juris Doctorate was received form Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 1974.

An active member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Incorporated, she served on its national Social Action Committee.

Tubbs Jones was lifelong member of Bethany Baptist Church in Cleveland and was a member of their Board of Trustees.

The Congresswoman was married to Mervyn L. Jones, Sr., deceased (2003), for 27 years and is survived by her son Mervyn Leroy Jones, II.