Man hit and killed by Endymion float in 2nd 'horrific' accident during Mardi Gras
In the second shocking parade-related death of the 2020 Carnival season, a man was hit and killed by a float Saturday night as the Krewe of Endymion rolled down Canal
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Krewe of Endymion - Wikipedia
EDIT: Mudcrab pointed out that the above incidents weren't parade floats.
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This is crazy.
I've been going to Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans my entire life and I can't remember any time a float has run over a person. Certainly not twice in one year. People have fallen off floats and died, people have been killed by a car on the others side of the parade route, people have been shot... but run over. Not a good look. Sorry for all involved.
We were at Endymion tonight towards the beginning of the route and around float 32 the parade stopped in front of us for what felt like 30 minutes... and the news that the parade was cancelled spread through the crowd and pandemonium broke loose with people trying to leave while floats were still in the road. Surreal.
The biggest parade of Mardi Gras. Canceled.
I've been going to Mardi Gras parades in New Orleans my entire life and I can't remember any time a float has run over a person. Certainly not twice in one year. People have fallen off floats and died, people have been killed by a car on the others side of the parade route, people have been shot... but run over. Not a good look. Sorry for all involved.
We were at Endymion tonight towards the beginning of the route and around float 32 the parade stopped in front of us for what felt like 30 minutes... and the news that the parade was cancelled spread through the crowd and pandemonium broke loose with people trying to leave while floats were still in the road. Surreal.
The biggest parade of Mardi Gras. Canceled.
On the one hand,
On the other hand,
I wonder if it was impaired driving again. I know it's a party but maybe there should be some sort of rules about drinking and driving.Krewe of Endymion - Wikipedia
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Yes drinking and driving is always illegal even during during Mardi Gras, besides the cases you're referencing wasn't someone driving a float.
The death that happened earlier this year was result of someone trying to run in-between a tandem float but unfortunately got tripped up.
Ah, I see. I only saw it because I wasn't sure what the Krewe of Endymion was and was looking through their wikipedia page.
Upsetting either way. RIP to those killed.
On the one hand,
On the other hand,
I wonder if it was impaired driving again. I know it's a party but maybe there should be some sort of rules about drinking and driving.Krewe of Endymion - Wikipedia
With respect to that drunk driving incident, I was witness to that. The parade had nothing to do with it.
The parades usually pass on one side of the street and there's a median (we call a neutral ground here) where cars don't go and then the other lanes past that. So the parade is going on on one side of the road and this drunk driver was in traffic on that other side of the road, he got into minor accident with a car, people tried to stop him and he just started driving like crazy hitting people. It was scary.
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Maybe 8 or 9 years ago parade stopped on st Charles for a long time. Kevin Costner was on the head float. A guy got run over by a float and died. Think it was the brother of the guy driving the tractor.
Not to be morbid but it's a miracle people don't die each year. The crowd will be 7 or 8 people deep and you're so close to the floats
They just mentioned that event you're referring to on the news.
That was a crew member who got stuck in between a tandem float as he was getting off the float at the end of the parade.... ironically, the same float involved in this year's Endymion accident. The distinction being that this happened to a spectator tonight. The news on WWL has been saying it's been 39 years since a spectator has been killed by a float. Apparently a 3 year old girl was run over back in 1981.
The mayor has now banned tandem floats for the rest of the year.
I have no idea where they're going to get all the tractors they're going to need to split up all the tandem floats...
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Update: an eyewitness on the WWL news said the man who was killed was next to the float, enjoying the parade and trying to catch throws from the float when another person pushed him down ... for beads, and the float moved forward, crushing him.
Just terrible if true. Killed for plastic beads. 😑
Just terrible if true. Killed for plastic beads. 😑
Update 2: the news just showed video someone shot on a cell phone of the incident ...yikes.
You can't tell if he's pushed or not. The man is only visible in the shot for a split second. But he was definitely moving at a high rate of speed from next to the float to underneath it. Almost looked like he was running towards the float.
You can't tell if he's pushed or not. The man is only visible in the shot for a split second. But he was definitely moving at a high rate of speed from next to the float to underneath it. Almost looked like he was running towards the float.
Fuck. Yeah I think it was the year the saints won the super bowl. Man your updates were helpful but shit that is a horrible way to go