The Daily Beast reports:
Fred Johnson Jr., who has been named by police as the driver of the vehicle that veered out of control killing one person and injuring two others at Saturday’s Stonewall Pride Parade in Wilton Manors, FL, has offered his “sincere regrets to all those who were impacted by this tragic event.”
In a statement sent to The Daily Beast, Johnson, 77, who is a member of the Fort Lauderdale Gay Men’s Chorus—as were the deceased, James “Jim” Fahey, 75, and two injured men, Jerry Vroegh, 67, and Gary Keating, 69—wrote, “This was a horrible accident… I love my Chorus family and the community, and would never do anything to intentionally harm anyone. Please know that I hold my fellow Chorus member, Jim Fahy, in my heart forever and offer my condolences to his friends and family.”
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Fred Johnson Jr., who has been named by police as the driver of the vehicle that killed one person and injuring two others at Saturday’s Pride Parade in Florida, has offered his “sincere regrets to all those who were impacted by this tragic event” https://t.co/w48UXwhse7
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) June 21, 2021
‘This was a horrible accident.’ 77-year-old driver in Stonewall Pride Parade identifiedhttps://t.co/aZZHpZwAGk
— Alex Mena (@alexmenamiami) June 22, 2021