What a nice thing to do for a fan! Jared & The Mill, an indie folk band from Phoenix, Arizona, plays for a fan that was injured in Thursdays SXSW car crash at their hospital bed.
Mason Endres, 18, was injured Thursday in Austin, Texas, when a drunken driver, Rashad Owens, crashed into a crowd of people, killing two and injuring 23.
Mason suffers from broken nose, leg and fractured neck. She was rushed into surgery at nearby St. David’s Medical Center to have her broken bones set; early Friday she had to have another surgery on a blocked artery in her other leg.
Mason was friends with the band and had been chatting with them shortly before the crash. When they heard about the accident, and found out that she wasn’t able to make the show, the band brought the show to her.
Her father tells Statesman.com, “It’s been quite a roller coaster,” her father Dan told Statesman.com. “She’s going to be fine. There are some people out there that are not as lucky as us.” Six other patients from the crash remain hospitalized; four in serious or critical condition.
The excitement of learning that Jared & The Mill showed, as Mason is currently hookup up to heart monitors. “She was on monitors when we told her that Jared was coming, and her heart rate jumped way up,” her father said
As for Mason’s sprites after the horrific ordeal?
“I think the pure excitement of everything has gotten me through today,” Mason said Saturday. “I felt better than I ever imagined I thought I would feel in a hospital.”
