It wasn't immediately known if the driver acted intentionally.Ĭhris Caputo, a city commissioner in Wilton Manors, said on Twitter that it was 'increasingly probable it was an accident.' But Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis told WSVN-TV the driver accelerated into the crowd, describing the incident as a deliberate attack on the LGBTQ community. The Fort Lauderdale Police Department did not immediately respond to USA TODAY's request for comment. One victim was hospitalized and the other died of injuries, authorities said, according to The Associated Press. 'All of us here all praying for them and their families.' Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Ted Deutch, confirmed the incident on Twitter and said the driver was in custody.
One person was killed and another was seriously injured after a pickup slammed into the crowd at the start of a Pride parade in South Florida on Saturday night, officials said.įlorida Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried, who was at the Stonewall Pride Parade event, along with U.S. Latest updates: Officials say Pride parade crash was not intentional.
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