The Wilton Manors Police Department tweeted Saturday night after the crash that the public was not in danger. “My staff, volunteers and I are thankfully safe,” she added. “I am deeply shaken and devastated that a life was lost,” she said. Wasserman Schultz said on Twitter that she was “heartbroken” by what had taken place. In the immediate aftermath, he called it “a terrorist attack against the LGBT community” and claimed the truck had targeted the car of a Democratic congresswoman, Debbie Wasserman Schultz - who was in a convertible waiting to take part in the procession - but narrowly missed her. We anticipate more details to follow and ask for the community’s love and support.”įort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis, who was at the parade, told a local broadcaster he thought the crash was “deliberate”. To my knowledge, this was not an attack on the LGBTQ community.
WILTON MANORS GAY PRIDE PARADE CANCELLED DRIVER
“Our fellow Chorus members were those injured and the driver is also a part of the Chorus family. “Our thoughts and prayers are with those affected by the unfortunate accident that occurred when the Stonewall Pride Parade was just getting started,” he said in the statement. The driver and the victims are members of the Fort Lauderdale Gay Men’s Chorus, according to a statement from the group’s president Justin Knight, who called the incident an “unfortunate accident”. The other remains hospitalized but is expected to survive, she added. Two adult men were transported to a medical center where one later died, Adamson told reporters in a televised press briefing. The white pickup truck was lined up with other floats for the parade when it accelerated and ran into pedestrians before crashing into a plant nursery, Local 10 News said.