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A drunk driver fieeng from police plowed into a crowd of people early Thursday morning (March 13) at the SXSW Music Festival in Austin.
2 people were killed and 23 are injured, 5 in critical condition.
Police Chief Art Acevedo said an unidentified man driving a Toyota was pulled over for suspicion of drunk driving at around 12:30 a.m. The suspect initially pulled into a Shell gas station, but then took off at a high rate of speed, driving the wrong way down Ninth Street. The driver made a turn onto Red River, where he struck dozens of pedestrians and hit a man and woman on a moped, killing them.
The suspect then hit a taxi, injuring two people, before crashing into a parked van. He then exited his car and tried to get away on foot before being tasered and taken into custody by police.
Police Chief Art Acevedo talks to reporters Thursday morning
"This suspect will be charged by the Austin Police Department with two counts of capital murder," Acevedo said at a news conference. "He will also be charged with twenty three counts of aggravated assault with a vehicle."
Acevedo urged anyone with video footage of the event to turn it over to police and not post it online.
Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo briefs reporters
ABC7 WJLA coverage
CNN coverage
Photo and story sources: Associated Press and Austin American Statesmen
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