Two people reported killed and 23 injured after DWI driver going the wrong way plowed into a crowd at the Austin's South and Southwest Music Concert crowd.
By H. Nelson Goodson
March 13, 2014
Austin, Texas - On early Thursday around 12:30 a.m., Rashad Charjuan Owens, 22, of Killeen, a DWI driver failed to stop after police attempted to pull him near a gas station. Owens managed to maneuver through parked vehicles at a gas station and fled the wrong way in a one-way street. The DWI suspect then crashed through a barricade into a street crowd in front of the Mohawk, a local nightclub in Red River Street at the South and Southwest Music Concert. At least two people died, a male riding a bicycle and a female riding a moped and 23 others that suffered injuries were taken to nearby hospitals for treatment, according to Austin's Police Chief Art Acevedo. Five victims remained in critical condition.
Owens accelerated in a high speed going the wrong way in a one-way street and drove through a crowd on Red River Street injuring at least 23 people. He then crashed into a couple riding a moped, a cab and a van. The couple riding the moped died at the scene.
Owens after crashing stopped and attempted to flee, but was tased by a police officer and taken into custody. He is now facing two counts of capital murder and 23 counts of aggravated assault by a vehicle, Chief Acevedo stated.
The South and Southwest Musical Festival is a popular five day event that attracts more than 30,000 festivalgoers. The event resumes on Friday.
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