Driver for Associated Attractions accused of attacking parade participant
Chicago, IL -
An ugly anti-gay incident turned violent shortly before one float began its journey in the annual Chicago Pride Parade, Sunday, June 30.
A police report was filed Monday morning against the float rental company (Chicago-based Associated Attractions) and the unnamed float driver, an independent contractor hired by and provided as part of Associated Attractions' $1,600 float rental fee charged to the Test Positive Aware Network (TPAN), as the incident involved TPAN's Ride For AIDS Chicago float.
There was a problem with one of the Ride For AIDS Chicago flags on the left side of the float, as it fell off along Montrose Avenue as the float made its way to the parade starting point at Broadway. Ride participants who were on the float were shouting at the driver to slow down or to stop, so the flag could be fixed, said Ryan VanMeter, TPAN's director of development. "The driver slammed on the breaks and a number of our riders literally fell over."
The driver also was driving "erratic" during the parade, VanMeter said.
Read more, including details of the alleged violent attack by the driver on a parade participant, on Windy City Times
A police report was filed Monday morning against the float rental company (Chicago-based Associated Attractions) and the unnamed float driver, an independent contractor hired by and provided as part of Associated Attractions' $1,600 float rental fee charged to the Test Positive Aware Network (TPAN), as the incident involved TPAN's Ride For AIDS Chicago float.
There was a problem with one of the Ride For AIDS Chicago flags on the left side of the float, as it fell off along Montrose Avenue as the float made its way to the parade starting point at Broadway. Ride participants who were on the float were shouting at the driver to slow down or to stop, so the flag could be fixed, said Ryan VanMeter, TPAN's director of development. "The driver slammed on the breaks and a number of our riders literally fell over."
The driver also was driving "erratic" during the parade, VanMeter said.
Read more, including details of the alleged violent attack by the driver on a parade participant, on Windy City Times
