As the truck started rolling off for the start of the parade, it accelerated suddenly, smashing into pedestrians and then continuing wildly across both lanes until it crashed through the fence of a garden centre.Police said investigations remain ongoing but the evidence suggests that it was indeed a 'terrible accident'.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'.Fred 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'