The Drum sits down with Peter Lewis, SXSW’s chief partnerships officer, at the Austin Convention Center, which closes on April 1 for a $1.6bn redevelopment.

According to police, the motorcyclist, who was identified as 33-year-old Vincent Wade Drum, died at the scene. APD said this incident was being investigated as Austin’s ninth fatal crash of 2025.

The Drum sits down with Peter Lewis, SXSW’s chief partnerships officer, at the Austin Convention Center, which closes on April 1 for a $1.6bn redevelopment. Rendering of the New Austin ...

A 33-year-old motorcyclist died in a single-vehicle crash in north Austin early Sunday morning, police said. Vincent Wade Drum was pronounced dead after the crash in the 8600 block of Research ...