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Woman dies after getting caught under St. Patrick's Day Parade float in Kentucky

Joan Pannuti Pottinger, 50, was caught under a parade float and struck by a vehicle near Bardstown Road; safety concerns raised about pedestrian proximity to floats, police said.

  • A woman died after getting caught under a float during the St. Patrick's Day Parade in Louisville, Kentucky.
  • The victim, Joan Pottinger, 50, was a parishioner at St. Agnes Church and was marching with the church group when she got caught under the float's rear wheels.
  • Louisville's Archbishop expressed condolences and invited the community to pray for Pottinger's family and the St. Agnes School community.
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Woman killed in Kentucky St. Patrick's Day parade float accident described as 'force for good'

Police said they were called because a woman who was walking next to a parade float got her foot caught in it, causing her to fall and get stuck under the vehicle.

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Woman dies after getting caught under St. Patrick's Day Parade float in Kentucky

The woman was walking next to one of the parade floats when her foot got caught under the float

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The Courier-Journal broke the news in Louisville, United States on Saturday, March 14, 2026.
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