In the confusion, it was unclear what happened. Rolli was on the other side of the float and didn’t witness the crash, but jumped off immediately and ran to the victims. Trantalis said the driver of a pickup truck suddenly accelerated when he was told he was next in the parade, crashing into the victims. Rolli was on the float in front of the chorus truck along with Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis and other city officials. To my knowledge, this was not an attack on the LGBTQ community,' President Justin Knight said in a statement Sunday, calling it 'an unfortunate accident.' 'Our fellow Chorus members were those injured and the driver is also a part of the Chorus family. The driver and the victims were a part of the Fort Lauderdale Gay Men’s Chorus family, a small 25-member group of mostly older men.
'The early investigation now indicates it looks like it was a tragic accident, but nobody’s saying finally what it is,' Rolli told The Associated Press in a phone interview.įort Lauderdale Police Detective Ali Adamson told reporters that authorities were investigating all possibilities from the collision. Every June, the LGBTQ+ community and allies celebrate what has become
