Trantalis clarified his statement to Fox News a day later, saying he drew his conclusion based on his own eyewitness account. "We owe it to our community to conduct a thorough and complete investigation and are working in conjunction with our partners at the FBI to complete that," the department said in a statement shared with the Washington Examiner.įollowing the incident on Saturday, Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis referred to the incident as a "terrorist attack" against the LGBT community but faced online criticism by some for coming to such a conclusion with minimal information. The Fort Lauderdale Police Department is conducting an investigation into the incident in coordination with the FBI.
Dramatic new video shows a driver crashing to a halt seconds after fatally. As the Chorus family mourns together, we thank the community for their love and understanding," the chorus group said in a statement. The white pickup truck hit two members of a local Gay Men's Chorus in Fort Lauderdale. "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. ONE DEAD AND ONE HOSPITALIZED AFTER TRUCK DRIVES THROUGH PRIDE EVENT IN FLORIDA: POLICE A DUI investigation of the driver was conducted on the scene, but no signs of impairment were found. Florida Pride Parade crash that killed one was an accident, cops say By Mark Lungariello J5:23pm Updated Police at the scene of where a car drove into pedestrians and killed one person. The driver, who died in the crash, is reported to have been 77 years old and had ailments that prevented him from walking the duration of the parade. The Fort Lauderdale Police Department said the two men were members of the city's gay men's chorus. The other man remains in the hospital but is expected to survive. Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis is facing backlash for calling a deadly crash at a Pride parade in the Florida city a 'terrorist attack against the LGBT community' before all the facts emerged. WPLG Dramatic new video shows a driver crashing to a halt seconds after fatally. Both men were taken to local hospitals, where one died after arrival. J2:33pm Updated The white pickup truck hit two members of a local Gay Men's Chorus in Fort Lauderdale.
at the celebratory parade in Wilton Manors in Broward County. Saturday's crash killed one person and hospitalized another man after a truck struck a car before 7 p.m. The driver and victims involved in the fatal crash at a Pride parade in Florida over the weekend have been identified as members of a gay men's choir.