{"id":340072,"date":"2026-06-17T17:37:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T17:37:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/340072\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T17:37:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T17:37:08","slug":"former-texas-tribune-board-member-killed-in-laredo-plane-crash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/340072\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Texas Tribune board member killed in Laredo plane crash"},"content":{"rendered":"

Joshua Baer, founder and CEO of Austin-based startup accelerator Capital Factory, died Tuesday night in a plane crash on a highway in Laredo.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The business jet was carrying six people when it struck Loop 20 and caught fire about 10 p.m., said the Federal Aviation Administration in a statement<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The plane, a Cessna 680A business jet operated by NetJets, struck a car, whose passengers were taken to a nearby hospital in stable condition, according to The Associated Press. Five officers were also treated for smoke inhalation.\u00a0<\/p>\n

After the plane hit the ground, about seven drivers abandoned their cars to assist the victims, according to footage of the crash\u2019s aftermath<\/a>. Two of them tried to break through the cockpit\u2019s window by smashing it with a sledgehammer and a shovel. Most plane passengers were able to exit the jet on their own.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Baer, who was also a Texas Tribune board member between 2015 and 2017, was the only fatality.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The plane departed Tuesday evening from San Jos\u00e9 del Cabo, a city in the southernmost point of Baja California Sur, in the Mexican Pacific. It was bound for Austin, according to the FAA.\u00a0<\/p>\n

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.<\/p>\n

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