Crash at Wilton Manors Pride Leaves One Dead
Member of Fort Lauderdale Gay Men’s Chorus drives car through the march
BY TAT BELLAMY-WALKER
A car crash at a Stonewall
Pride March in
Wilton, Manors, Florida
on June 19 that left one
man dead and another seriously
injured occurred when a vehicle
“accelerated unexpectedly,” according
to the Fort Lauderdale Police
Department. There is no indication
at this point that it was an
intentional act.
A 77-year-old man — identifi ed
as a member of the Fort Lauderdale
Gay Men’s Chorus — was unable to
walk the length of the march and
instead drove a white pickup truck,
according to police. While at the
1500 Block of Northeast Fourth Avenue,
the vehicle accelerated, struck
two members of the South Florida
Gay Men’s Chorus, and proceeded
to crash into a fence at a business
on the side of the street.
The victims were taken to Broward
Health Medical Center, where
one man was pronounced dead
while the second victim is expected
to survive his injuries. As the
police department investigates the
incident, the individuals involved
have not been publicly named and
no arrests have been made.
Police say the driver has been
cooperating with investigators and
results of a DUI investigation revealed
there were no signs that the
driver was under the infl uence.
Out gay Fort Lauderdale Mayor
Dean Trantalis, who witnessed the
incident, initially assumed it was an
act of terror spawned by a spate of
attacks on the LGBTQ community,
Local10 reports. However, as developments
unfolded, he backtracked.
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“Last evening, at the start of
what was to be a celebration of CHRIS DAY/SOUTH FLORIDA SUN SENTINEL VIA REUTERS
A truck drove into a crowd of people during The Stonewall Pride Parade and Street Festival in Wilton
Manors on June 19.
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