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Fourth Person Dies from SXSW Crash

Andrew Huygen for KUT News
A memorial outside the Mohawk nightclub, the site of a fatal crash which has now claimed four lives.

A fourth person has died from injuries sustained in an early morning crash on Red River Street during South by Southwest, allegedly caused by a drunk driver. 

DeAndre Tatum, 18, was put in a medically induced coma after the crash. He died today, according to Austin Police.

27 year-old Austinite Jamie Ranae West and 35 year-old Dutch visitor Steven Craenmehr were pronounced dead at the crash scene on March 13th.

Sandy Thuy Le, 26, of Austin died the following week.

21 year-old Rashad Owens has been formally charged in the crash, which also injured more than 20 other people. He remains in custody.

Court documents show Owens had a blood alcohol content of 0.114, above the legal limit of .08. Read the entire charging affidavit here.

Owens was charged with one count of capital murder. His bail was set at $3 million. More charges could follow.

He has a court hearing early next month.

Matt Largey is the Projects Editor at KUT. That means doing a little bit of everything: editing reporters, producing podcasts, reporting, training, producing live events and always being on the lookout for things that make his ears perk up. Got a tip? Email him at mlargey@kut.org. Follow him on Twitter @mattlargey.
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