Police said their investigations remain ongoing but the evidence suggests that it was indeed a 'terrible accident.' 'Please know that I hold my fellow Chorus member, Jim Fahy, in my heart forever and offer my condolences to his friends and family.' 'I love my Chorus family and the community and would never do anything to intentionally harm anyone. Shortly after being named by police on Monday evening, Johnson released a statement, saying: 'This was a horrible accident and I offer my sincere regrets to all those who were impacted by this tragic event. Published: 08:57 BST, 22 June 2021 | Updated: 12:53 BST, 22 June 2021Ī member of the gay men's choir who crashed into fellow chorists, killing a 75-year-old at the start of the Pride parade in South Florida, has claimed it was all 'a horrible accident.'įred Johnson Jr., 77, of Oakland Park, killed James Fahy and wounded Jerry Vroegh, 67, and Gary Keating, 69, when he plowed a Dodge Ram truck into the Fort Lauderdale Gay Men's Chorus in Wilton Manors on Saturday.
Pictured: Truck driver, 77, who slammed into Fort Lauderdale Pride parade and fellow member of gay men's chorus group he unintentionally killed as he apologizes for 'horrible accident'