2 dead, 23 hurt after car hits crowd outside SXSW venue- 5 critically injured

[cali]

so maybe police pursuits of drunk drivers in busy downtowns isn't a great idea. there has to be a better way

Two people were killed and nearly two dozen injured early Thursday after a car ran into a crowd of pedestrians outside the Mohawk, a South by Southwest venue in downtown Austin.

According to The Austin American-Statesman, the car, which was being pursued by a DWI task force officer, ran through a barricade near the venue at 12:30 a.m. The driver reportedly struck several pedestrians before striking a scooter, killing the man and woman on board. The driver then hit a taxi, injuring two, and crashed into a parked van.

Twenty-three people were hurt – five of them critically, Austin police Chief Art Acevedo said.

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http://www.daytondailynews.com/news/news/reports-car-hit-pedestrians-outside-mohawk/nfB5B/

[jsr]

1. Right on the heels of "Widow of man killed during police pursuit files lawsuit":

http://www.myfoxaustin.com/story/24875952/widow-of-man-killed-during-police-pursuit-files-lawsuit
Widow of man killed during police pursuit files lawsuit
Posted: Mar 03, 2014 8:45 PM CDT

The widow of an innocent man killed in a high-speed chase believes her husband's death was avoidable.

Now, Esther Seoanes is suing the Austin Police Department, Nordstrom, and the owners of Barton Square Creek Mall seeking more than $1 million in damages.

[frazzled]

2. This had nothing to do with a high-speed chase

This had to do with a reckless, whacked-out driver

[cali]

3. it seems like it did indeed have to do with a chase. It's right in the article

[frazzled]

4. It does not say there was a high-speed chase

at all. That's why I said it. All it talks about is the driver's "rampage."