![]() The driver was administered a DUI test on the scene, which he passed. Both victims were taken to the hospital, where one was pronounced dead and the other remained in critical but stable condition. The two people hit were also members of the Gay Men’s Chorus. “After striking the pedestrians, the driver continued across all lanes of traffic, ultimately crashing into the fence of a business on the westside 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 read. A driver in a white pickup truck lined up with other vehicles taking part in the parade and then suddenly accelerated, striking spectators, witnesses said.įort Lauderdale police said in a statement Sunday that the driver was a 77-year-old member of the Fort Lauderdale Gay Men’s Chorus who “had ailments preventing him from walking the duration of the parade” and was selected to drive the lead vehicle. The incident occurred during the Stonewall Pride Parade in Wilton Manors, a neighborhood about 10 miles north of Fort Lauderdale. ![]() A driver who plowed into a Pride parade near Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Saturday, killing one person and critically injuring another, accidentally crashed into the crowd, officials said Sunday.
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