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The pickup driver and the two men he struck were all part of the Fort Lauderdale Gay Men’s Chorus, a tightknit group that is now in mourning. The driver, a 77-year-old man who has not been publicly identified, was a parade participant who had ailments preventing him from walking and had been selected to drive the lead vehicle for the procession.
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Immediately after the crash, Fort Lauderdale's mayor told reporters that it was “a terrorist attack against the LGBT community” that was “deliberate” and “premeditated.” On Sunday, he released a statement acknowledging that the facts pointed to “an accident in which a truck careened out of control.” The Fort Lauderdale Police Department said that it is still investigating.
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Wilton Manors [north of Fort Lauderdale] is known as a haven for the LGBTQ community. Its annual [Pride parade] draws about 35,000 people. It has the nation’s second-highest percentage of gay couples and, from 2018 to 2020, was one of two cities with an all-LGBT city commission.