Oregen cornerback Daylen Austin arrested on felony charge of hit and run

Question

Wednesday afternoon, 19-year-old Daylen Austin was involved in a fatal hit-and-run of a 46-year-old man.

Comments

This is true. I know of someone who heard of this case in Lane County. There are also many articles out. https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/39962615/oregon-db-daylen-austin-arrested-fatal-hit-run.

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This is true. I just saw this post recently on USA Today. Austin was arrested in connection to the hit-and-run.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/2024/04/18/oregon-football-player-daylen-austin-arrest/73368736007/

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This is most likely not misinformation. Daylen Austin was arrested on April 15 in connection to the fatal hit-and-run in Eugene. He is scheduled to appear in court on May 22 as the investigation continues.

https://www.si.com/college/oregon/news/oregon-ducks-football-player-daylen-austin-alleged-fatal-car-crash-new-details-report-eugene-dan-lanning

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This is true. Many known news companies such as ESPN, Sports Illustrated, and USA today have written about this incident. Daylen Austin is a defensive back on the football team for the University of Oregon. ESPN reports that the 46-year-old man was hit approximately two miles away from campus.
https://www.espn.com/college-football/story/_/id/39962615/oregon-db-daylen-austin-arrested-fatal-hit-run

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This information is true. He was arrested on April 15th. Here is the source that I found more information on:https://abcnews.go.com/US/university-oregon-defensive-back-daylen-austin-arrested-hit/story?id=109374378#:~:text=A%20college%20football%20player%20from,crash%20took%20place%20a%20W.

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This comment is true, according to both this Daily Emerald article and KPTV.

https://www.dailyemerald.com/news/uo-football-player-daylen-austin-arrested-following-fatal-hit-and-run/article_0a3f21e4-fceb-11ee-bbd1-97ff1746dc55.html

https://www.kptv.com/2024/04/17/university-oregon-football-player-arrested-after-deadly-hit-and-run/

Answer 1

This is True. An article was put out by the The Registered Guard and ESPN about the fatal crash and how Daylen Austin was placed under arrest and taken to Lane County Jail. ESPN also reported that the public records of Austins arrest could be found online. There are countless articles out about the accident and they all have the same facts.

Answer 2

This is a true article, there is over 50 articles stating that this is true. https://www.kezi.com/news/local/university-of-oregon-football-player-arrested-following-fatal-hit-and-run/article_e527c41c-fcd9-11ee-83e2-0fbfc035c41f.html

Answer 3

The claim "Wednesday afternoon, 19-year-old Daylen Austin was involved in a fatal hit-and-run of a 46-year-old man" is true. According to an article on ABC News, "A college football player from the University of Oregon has been arrested in connection to a fatal hit-and-run crash that killed a 46-year-old man, police say." Daylen Austin was the football player in question, and ESPN also reported the same.

Answer 4

This claim is true. As sad as it is to see unfortunately Daylen Austin was arrested for connection with a hit and run that left a 64 year old man dead. 

Oregon DB Daylen Austin arrested after fatal hit-and-run - ESPN

University of Oregon defensive back Daylen Austin arrested over hit-and-run that left man dead - ABC News