Tech bro 'godfather' killed after private jet crashes into motorway

Tech bro 'godfather' killed after private jet crashes into motorway Joshua Baer, the CEO of Capital Factory, was confirmed by the company as dying in a private plane crash which came down on a highway in Texas with a total of six people on board A millionaire tech boss has died in a horror private jet crash on a Texas highway. Joshua Baer, the CEO of Capital Factory, was confirmed by the company as dying in the crash on Tuesday night and described him as a "visionary force, mentor, and champion for the Texas technology and startup ecosystem' in a tribute. There are understood to have been six people on board the plane with police saying one person had died. Baer was described as the 'Godfather' of the tech startup scene in Austin, Texas, where he based his venture capital firm Capital Factory. The private jet had taken off from Los Cabos International Airport in Mexico and was bound for Austin-Bergstrom International Airport when it went downin Laredo, Texas, near the Mexican border after its crew radioed the local airport seeking to make an emergency landing. It crashed around 10pm on Texas State Highway Loop 20 with the jet barrelling into a car, sending one motorist to a hospital in stable condition. The pilot radioing air traffic controllers “mentioned low fuel and a power outage,” said Laredo International Airport Director Gilberto Sanchez. “They had mechanical issues and they lost communication with the tower,” Sanchez said Wednesday, “and that’s when the accident happened.” Cellphone video from the chaotic scene showed motorists rushing to rescue those inside the jet. One swung a sledgehammer to try to smash open the cockpit glass. Others used makeshift levers to pry open the plane’s door as the fuselage burned. Dashcam video posted on social media showed the aircraft careening down the highway, knocking down a light post before coming to a stop near the Laredo International Airport. The plane, a Cessna Citation Latitude twin jet, departed from the Mexican resort city of San José del Cabo and was bound to Austin, Texas, the Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement. This is a Breaking News story. You’ll be more likely to see our stories when any big news breaks in future by simply by clicking this link . You can also join The Mirror’s WhatsApp Community or follow us on Google News , Flipboard , Apple News , TikTok , Snapchat , Instagram , Twitter , Facebook , YouTube and Threads - or visit The Mirror homepage .