A man was killed and another injured when the driver of a pickup truck unintentionally collided with people gathered for a gay pride parade in Florida, a “Tragic accident” estimated the US authorities on Sunday, June 20.
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The incident took place Saturday at the start of the LGBTQ (lesbians, gays, bisexuals, trans, queers) parade in the town of Wilton Manors (Florida, southeast), near Fort Lauderdale, and had raised questions about his character. intentional or not. “Today (Sunday, editor’s note) we know that yesterday’s incident was a tragic accident, not a criminal act directed against any person or any group of individuals ”Wilton Manors Police said in a statement.
For their part, Fort Lauderdale Police said the 77-year-old driver was attending the festivities and was chosen to drive the lead van because he was suffering from “Conditions preventing him from walking” during the parade. The white van had started before the start of the parade and was “Suddenly accelerated, hitting two pedestrians” before ending his race against the closure of a nearby business, Fort Lauderdale police said in a statement. The driver, who was arrested and taken into custody, is cooperating with the authorities, she said.
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The two men hit had been transported to a medical center where one of them died, according to the same source. The vital prognosis of the injured man, still hospitalized, is not engaged.
Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis, who spoke on Saturday of a “Premeditated act”, explained on Sunday that he initially feared that “It could be intentional, from what I saw a few meters away”.
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