“Law enforcement took what appeared obvious to me and others nearby and investigated further – as is their job,” Trantalis said. The mayor said in Twitter post on Sunday he “felt it could be intentional” based on what he saw. “Luckily they missed that person, but unfortunately, they hit two other people.” Police investigating the scene of where the truck drove into the crowd at the parade on June 19, 2021. “It was deliberate, it was premeditated, and it was targeted against a specific person,” Trantalis told Local 10 on Saturday. The car came close to striking a vehicle that had Democratic Rep.
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The announcements came after some speculation that the driver hit the marchers intentionally, with Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis – who witnessed the crash - calling it “a terrorist attack” on the LGBTQ community. “We are deeply saddened by the tragic death and injuries that occurred as a result of an unfortunate accident at the start of the Stonewall Pride Parade,” the Facebook post said. The chorus has about 25 members who are mostly older men. The chorus, on its Facebook page, said the group “mourns together” and thanked the community for its love and understanding. He was still hospitalized at Broward Health Medical Center on Sunday, police said. The second victim had serious injuries but was expected to survive. The Dodge Ram had been stopped in a staging area of Northeast Fourth Avenue when the vehicle accelerated, according to the statement. The driver “showed no signs of impairment” from alcohol and cooperated with the investigation, cops said. A police officer and others assisting a person who was hit by the car the Pride parade in Wilton Manors, Florida on June 19, 2021. “Today we know yesterday’s incident was a tragic accident, and not a criminal act directed at anyone, or any group of individuals,” Blocker said. Gary Blocker, chief of the Wilton Manors Police Department, added in a statement that his department worked with the FBI and Fort Lauderdale cops to determine whether the crash was accidental or intentional.
“After striking the pedestrians, the driver continued across all lanes of traffic, ultimately crashing into the fence of a business on the west side of the street.” “As the vehicle began to move forward in anticipation for the start of the parade, the vehicle accelerated unexpectedly, striking two pedestrians,” the statement said. The driver and two male victims were all members of the Fort Lauderdale Gay Men’s Chorus, the department said. The 77-year-old man whose 2011 Dodge Ram plowed into two people at the start of the Wilton Manors Stonewall Pride Parade was participating in the march but had ailments preventing him from walking, the Fort Lauderdale Police Department said in a statement on Sunday.
The car crash at a Florida Pride Parade that killed one marcher and injured another on Saturday night appears to have been accidental, authorities and organizers said.
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