Truck kills one, barely misses Wasserman Schultz at Florida Pride event

[RandySF]

A pickup truck ran over two people, killing one of them, and narrowly missing a member of Congress during a pride parade in South Florida on Saturday evening, according to WPLG Local 10.

A white pickup truck was lined up with other floats at the Stonewall Pride Parade & Street Festival in Wilton Manors on Saturday evening when the driver reportedly hit the gas pedal and ran over two bystanders, WPLG reported. Wilton Manors is just north of Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), who was present at the parade and sitting in a convertible, was almost hit by the vehicle. The Florida lawmaker later confirmed on Twitter that she, her staff and others were safe.


https://www.google.com/amp/s/thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/559283-truck-runs-over-two-barely-misses-wasserman-schultz-during-florida-pride%3famp

[madville]

1. Horrible accident, the driver was part of the parade

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/ncna1271485

The driver of a pickup truck that struck two men, killing one, at a Pride parade in Florida were all connected to the Fort Lauderdale Gay Men's Chorus, the group's president said Saturday.

The truck was to be part of the chorus' entry in the Stonewall Pride Parade in Wilton Manors, the organization said.

“Our fellow Chorus members were those injured and the driver is also a part of the Chorus family," Justin Knight said in a statement. "To my knowledge, this was not an attack on the LGBTQ community."

[Maru Kitteh]

2. How awful. How terribly tragic.