Texas highway jet crash kills Austin tech CEO (opens in new tab)
A NetJets Cessna Citation Latitude business jet carrying six people crashed on Loop 20 in Laredo, Texas, shortly after 10 p.m. local time on Tuesday, June 16, while flying from San José del Cabo, Mexico, to Austin, Texas. The aircraft caught fire after impact; one person died, and five survivors were taken to hospitals. Capital Factory confirmed the person killed was Joshua Baer, 50, its cofounder and CEO and a prominent figure in Austin’s startup community. Witness videos showed motorists, p...
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