A man drove a semi-truck through a Florida strip club early Tuesday morning — killing one man and injuring two others — after he was kicked out, police said.
The incident unfolded shortly before 4:30 a.m. in the parking lot of the Emperors Gentleman Club in Tampa.
The cab of the tractor-trailer crashed into the front area of the topless bar near the front entrance beneath a sign that reads “Full Nude.”
Witnesses told police that the wild driver had been kicked out of the jiggle joint earlier in the night, but returned “to drive the truck into a group of people standing at the entrance,” Tampa officials said.
The suspect had “lied in wait” for at least 30 minutes before the person he was arguing with emerged from the club, Tampa Police Maj. Patrick Messmer said.
That’s when he plowed into a group of about half a dozen people.
One man was killed, according to cops. Another two men were injured, but are expected to survive.
None of the three were the maniac’s intended target, according to Messmer. They were all patrons.
Police have not named the homicidal driver, but described him as a 25-year-old man.
He was hospitalized in critical but stable condition. When released, he will be charged with first-degree murder, attempted first-degree murder, DUI manslaughter, vehicular homicide and DUI with serious injury.
