'Our fellow Chorus members were those injured and the driver was also a part of the Chorus family. Justin Knight, the chorus' president, said: 'Our thoughts and prayers are with those affected by the tragic accident that occurred when the Stonewall Pride Parade was just getting started. The driver's pick-up truck was adorned with a rainbow flag, and he was wearing a Fort Lauderdale Gay Men's Chorus t-shirt.Ī spokesman for the Chorus told WLPG that those injured were members of the choir, and the driver was 'part of the Chorus family.' However, later in the evening reports began to surface that the incident may have been a tragic accident. Police say it is unclear whether the man acted deliberately. The tragedy occurred 7pm Saturday evening in Wilton Manors, 10 miles north of Fort Lauderdale, just as The Stonewall Pride Parade and Street Festival began.Īccording to Local 10, a man behind the wheel of a white pick-up truck was lined up with other floats ready for the parade when he hit the gas and plowed into participants. One person is dead, and another is in a critical condition after a driver slammed into spectators at a Pride parade in Florida.
