Florida man kills one and injures two with semi-trailer in front of gentlemen’s club
A Florida man killed one person and injured two others when he drove a semi-trailer into a gentlemen’s club in Tampa early Tuesday morning.
The truck driver is in custody and in critical condition following the incident. The unnamed driver was thrown out of the bar at around 4:00 a.m. on Tuesday for unknown reasons that led to the deliberate accident.
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“At approximately 4:19 a.m., officers responded to a 911 call regarding a collision between a truck and a pedestrian in the parking lot of Emperors Gentleman Club, located at 5718 E. Adamo Drive,” Tampa Police said in a statement provided to Fox News Digital.
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“Upon arrival, officers found that the truck had crashed into the front area of the building leading to the entrance,” the statement continued.
According to police, witnesses at the scene reported that the unnamed driver had “just been thrown out of the club” before returning and crashing into the entrance of the gentlemen’s club, hitting a group of people present.
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Tampa police described the victim and the two other injured people present as “adult males.”
The two injured men are currently in hospital but are expected to survive the incident.
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“This is an incredibly tragic and entirely preventable incident,” Tampa Police Chief Lee Bercaw said in a statement obtained by Fox News Digital. “We will work to bring justice to the victims and their families. Our thoughts are with everyone affected, including the innocent bystanders who witnessed this horrific ordeal.”
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Tampa Police will release more information as it becomes available, including the filing of charges against the driver of the semi-truck.
