A lot of people I know are in Austin right now and I hope you are all safe along with those you care about.
Read about it at these sites
http://themusic.com.au/news/all/2014/03/13/car-crashes-into-crowd-at-sxsw/
http://www.craveonline.com/music/articles/659339-sxsw-hit-and-run-reportedly-kills-two-injures-several#.UyFUENsje4E.twitter
http://www.statesman.com/news/news/local/reports-car-hit-pedestrians-outside-mohawk/nfB4z/
If you were on the scene at the car/pedestrian accident on Red River March 13, please call APD - 512-974-5186
I found out about this after coming home from spending 4 hours at the hospital tonight after someone hit and ran someone I care about very much. Thankfully she has only some whiplash and is sore.
Right now there are more important things in life than posters. Hug those you love and make sure to wear your seat belt in the car.
A fund has been established to make donations to those affected by the fatal crash on Red River this morning: http://sxswcares.com
Cops need to know when to stop a chase, sounds like, was my first thought. My heart goes out to those directly affected.
ReplyDeleteNo way, dude. This guy was drunk and crashed through a barricade before mowing down people...there's no way the police could have anticipated THAT sort of thing. I'm not always a huge fan of the boys in blue, myself...but your anger is completely mis-directed if that was your "first thought".
ReplyDeleteThere was nothing the cops could have done. If you look at the map of events on one of those websites you can see. They pulled him over he took off and a block later he went through the barricade, the street blocks in Austin are not that long.
ReplyDeleteI just heard chase fellas. Sad not angry. Just trying to see how it could have been avoided besides the obvious; don't drink and drive.
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