“There’s a part of me that expected it,” Coppola said. Nicholas Coppola, one of the leaders behind the “artwork,” said that the deliberate burnout was clearly tantamount to a “hate crime,” and that he was “saddened but not surprised” about the video. The LGBTQ crosswalk and intersection were unveiled last Saturday, after being “years in the making,” and dedicated to the victims of the Pulse Nightclub shooting which occurred in Orlando in 2016. Police say he did not want to give a statement Charged with criminal mischief over $1K, reckless driving UPDATE: DBPD: -Alexander Jerich, 20 turned himself in. WATCH: A man was arrested after he was caught on camera doing what appeared to be an intentional “burnout” with his vehicle over the LGBTQ pride crosswalk in Delray Beach, causing significant damage to the streetscape painting. Jerich had allegedly been taking part in a rally for President Trump’s birthday when the burnout occurred. Alexander Jerich, 20, turned himself in on Thursday and identified himself as the driver of the truck, and has been charged with criminal mischief of over $1,000, reckless driving, with a felony enhancement of “evidence of prejudice,” with him being accused of specifically targeting the LGBTQ crosswalk for supposed hateful reasons.
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