“He called Sheriff Gregory Tony to get more information, because the preliminary reports from eyewitnesses were unclear as to whether it was an intentional attack or a terrible accident,” Christina Pushaw, the governor’s press secretary, said of DeSantis via email.
Both men, plus the 70-year-old driver, were members of the Fort Lauderdale Gay Men’s Chorus. One man was killed in the incident and another sustained serious but nonlife-threatening injuries, according to published reports. Ron DeSantis conferred with Broward County Sheriff Gregory Tony regarding what police are calling an accident in which a pickup truck plowed into celebrants at a Gay Pride parade over the weekend in Wilton Manors.
