Austin police: Driver kills 2 at South by Southwest

AUSTIN, Texas - A suspected drunken driver has been arrested after his vehicle crashed through barricades during South By Southwest in Austin and went into a crowd - killing a man and a woman riding a moped and leaving at least 23 people hurt.

Austin police Chief Art Acevedo says the crash happened early Thursday as the driver tried to evade an officer.

The suspect faces two counts of capital murder and 23 counts of aggravated assault with a vehicle.

The accident stunned revelers at the music, film and interactive conference that draws thousands to Austin each year. The street was full of concert-goers just minutes earlier, but officials had cleared the area because it is a fire lane.

Names of the victims weren't immediately released.