The FBI is now helping with the investigation. Police are currently speaking with the driver of the truck, according to Adamson.
The other adult male is expected to survive. Saturday.Īdamson told members of the media the men were taken to Broward Health Medical Center, where one later died from his injuries. (WFLA) – One man has died and another man was injured after being hit by a truck shortly before the start of the Stonewall Pride Parade and Festival in Wilton Manors, Florida, police say.Īccording to Detective Ali Adamson with the Fort Lauderdale Police Department, the two men were hit just before 7 p.m. Knight said this was an accident and, to his knowledge, not an attack on the LGBT community. “Our thoughts and prayers are with those affected by the tragic accident that occurred when the Stonewall Pride Parade was just getting started,” President Justin Knight said. The driver responsible for the fatal incident was a member of the Fort Lauderdale Gay Men’s Chorus, according to its president.