“Our thoughts and prayers are with those affected by the tragic accident that occurred when the Stonewall Pride Parade was just getting started,” Knight said in a statement. “Our fellow Chorus members were those injured and the driver was also a part of the Chorus family. To my knowledge, this was not an attack on the LGBTQ community. We anticipate more details to follow and ask for the community’s love and support.
Justin Knight, the chorus’ president, said through a spokesman that chorus members were the ones injured and that the driver was “part of the Chorus family.” He was wearing a Fort Lauderdale Gay Men’s Chorus t-shirt. Police took the man who was driving the truck into custody and were questioning him. The Festival begins at 4 PM on Saturday with the parade starting at 7 PM. on Wilton Drive near 16th Street, as Local 10 News reporter Christian De La Rosa witnessed. Stonewall Pride Wilton Manors 2022 is a celebration of inclusiveness and Pride.
The white pickup truck was lined up with other floats when it accelerated and ran over two men standing by to take part in the parade around 7 p.m. The annual LGBTQ+ celebration will unfold on Wilton Drive at 3 p.m. – One man was killed and another injured when they were run over by a pickup truck as the Stonewall Pride Parade in Wilton Manors was just getting started Saturday night. Stonewall Parade June 17th, 2022 The parade is the main attraction of the festival.
