Man Who Drove Into Crowd at SXSW Killing Two Has Been Charged With Capital Murder

Saturday, March 15th, 2014

Accident at SXSW

On March 12, 2014, a man drove his car through a crowd at SXSW while try to evade police. Two people were killed, and more than 20 were injured.

Two days later, the driver, Rashad Charjuan Owens, was charged with capital murder. He tore through the crowd while drunk, and hit other cars in addition to at least 25 people.

Via CNN:

Police caught Owens, 21, after an alleged foot chase, and Tasered him. His bond was set at $3 million.

Authorities have not released names of the dead, but they were a Dutch man on a bicycle and a local woman on a moped, Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo said.

MassiveMusic, a music agency with offices around the world, posted a statement on its website identifying the company’s Amsterdam-based creative director, Steven Craenmehr, as killed Thursday in Austin.

“During the eight years that Steven worked for MassiveMusic, we got to know him as an unstoppable force, full of life, love and laughter,” it said. “This is an irreplaceable loss for the MassiveMusic family, and we are grateful for the years we spent with him. Our thoughts are with Steven’s family and friends.”

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