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Paramount
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Sun Jun 20 02:28:54
MAGA?


Police: 1 dead, 1 hospitalized after truck hits pedestrians at Stonewall Pride Parade

WILTON MANORS, FLA. (WSVN) - A night of celebration turned into a night of tragedy when, police said, a truck driver ran over two pedestrians at the beginning of the Stonewall Pride Parade in Fort Lauderdale, killing one of them and critically injuring the other.

Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis on Saturday night said police have apprehended the driver responsible for the crash at the festival, which is celebrated by Wilton Manors during Pride Month.

The twilight parade, themed “Out of the Darkness, Into the Light,” was scheduled to set off from Northeast 21st Court in Wilton Manors, but police said the crash took place in Fort Lauderdale, along the 1700 block of Northeast Fourth Avenue, just before 7 p.m., as the parade was getting started.

Trantalis said the driver of the truck acted like he was part of the parade. He said the motorist was on the parade route when he was was told to move up because he was next.

It was at that moment when, Trantalis said, the driver accelerated, running over the victims.

“A white pickup truck came barreling across the parade,” he said.

A man who spoke with 7News said the incident unfolded right in front of him.

“I was behind the vehicle, and it revved up and just took off and struck people,” he said. “I went to try to help the one guy that was bleeding from the head. I rendered first aid; I did what I could. He was conscious, but he was in rough shape.”

Witness Stephanie Coleman said she was feet away from where the crash took place.

“We were waiting for the parade to begin, and all of a sudden there was a thud,” she said. “First thing we saw was lights. We saw the emergency vehicles approaching.”

Another witness said she was initially confused as to what had occurred.

“We heard all the cops rushing there, but we thought it was the start of the parade. We had no idea,” she said.

Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue officials said paramedics transported both victims to Broward Health Medical Center in critical condition.

Investigators said both victims are male but could not confirm their ages.

Trantalis said the driver attempted to flee but police officers caught up with him and took him into custody.

The mayor said one of the patients succumbed to his injuries. Fort Lauderdale Police later confirmed the death.

“You can’t go anywhere anymore without fear for your safety and fear for your life,” said Coleman. “It’s very, very sad.”

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Police said they are questioning the driver. They have not released his identity.


http://wsv...ride-parade-driver-in-custody/
Habebe
Member
Sun Jun 20 06:09:26
Ive been dabbling back with Dragonquest lately. A game notorious for something like

You go to help a freindly king/prince/old man/mayor etc. Only to habe them turn into a monster who works for a greater evil monster after you help them, its a.recurring theme.


Anyway, I kind of want to do a hack where they turn into Trump and his political friends (Gaetz, Giuliani etc.)

Or the other way around, it just seems ripe for a DQ makeover.
Rugian
Member
Sun Jun 20 09:15:11
Looks like Paramount may have fallen for fake news:

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Gay Men’s Chorus Leader on Fort Lauderdale Crash: ‘This Was Not an Attack on the LGBTQ Community’

Justin Knight, president of the Fort Lauderdale Gay Men’s Chorus, said Saturday evening that both the driver and the victims of a tragic accident at a Gay Pride parade were part of his group, after the local mayor claimed the crash was “deliberate.”

As the Associated Press reported earlier Saturday, a driver “slammed into spectators Saturday evening at the start of a Pride parade in South Florida, killing one man and seriously injuring another.”

Fort Lauderdale Mayor Dean Trantalis (D) said “he believes the crash was ‘deliberate’ and an attack against the LGBTQ community,” the AP reported.

But Knight disputed that claim, according to Miami- and Fort Lauderdale-area ABC affiliate Local 10:

Police took the man who was driving the truck into custody and were questioning him. He was wearing a Fort Lauderdale Gay Men’s Chorus t-shirt.

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.”

“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.”

Witnesses said the driver could be heard telling police it was an accident.

http://new...ck-on-the-lgbtq-community/amp/
Rugian
Member
Sun Jun 20 09:17:20
Of course, since Democrats and the media operate almost exclusively in the world of fake news these days, I would be surprised if they peddle this fake hate crime to pass federal fucking legislation again, just like they did with that fake anti-Asian incident in Georgia.

Democrats and the media don't operate in reality anymore. Its fucking pathetic.
Paramount
Member
Sun Jun 20 09:24:59
Så ja, det är lätt att falla för falska nyheter. Du läser några initiala rapporter och tror att det är sanningen. Men sanningen är att de första rapporterna bara är sanna tills den verkliga sanningen avslöjas.

” the driver was “part of the Chorus family.”

^ this may not be the final plot twist
Paramount
Member
Sun Jun 20 09:27:30
Okay here it is in English also. I was just checking the spelling in google translate and apparantly copied the wrong language.


So yeah, it is easy to fall for fake news. You read some initial reports and believe its the truth. But the truth is that initial reports are only true until the real truth is revealed.

” the driver was “part of the Chorus family.”

^ this may not be the final plot twist
Wrath of Orion
Member
Sun Jun 20 11:12:54
"Democrats and the media don't operate in reality anymore. Its fucking pathetic."

This coming from the retard who believes the election was stolen.
Rugian
Member
Sun Jun 20 11:37:48
^thanks for proving my point, idiot.
Wrath of Orion
Member
Sun Jun 20 13:12:06
Pointing out your retarded hypocrisy and hackery is proving your point? Ok, lol.
Rugian
Member
Sun Jun 20 14:18:47
Your entire premise relies on the assumption that I believe the election is stolen, which is false.

You can't even stay in the realm of reality when trying to make a cheap troll post against me. rofl owned.
Wrath of Orion
Member
Sun Jun 20 14:27:47
So you take back all your bullshit about the election? Funny.
Rugian
Member
Mon Jun 21 04:15:34
If you can't distinguish between over the top troll posts and sincere opinion, that on you not me.
Rugian
Member
Mon Jun 21 04:16:18
Florida Pride Parade crash that killed one was an accident, cops say

By Mark LungarielloJune 20, 2021 | 5:23pm | Updated

http://nyp...lled-one-was-an-accident-cops/

The mayor of Ft Lauderdale should resign for spreading fake news.
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