University of Oregon football player Daylen Austin was arrested for connection to a fatal hit and run.

Question

The claim that University of Oregon football player Daylen Austin was arrested for being involved in a fatal hit and run on April 15th is a true claim. ESPN reported on April 17th that Austin had been arrested by Eugene Police Department for a class C felony, and was being held in Lane County Jail. Sports Illustrated reported that Frank William Seaman was the man that had been killed during the hit and run. Adding details that Seaman had been seen harassing Austin previous to the hit and run, throwing baseball sized objects at Austin's vehicle. When circling back around to see what had hit his vehicle Austin encountered Seaman. Austin then claims that Seaman had been menacing him with a hammer threatening his safety, later found with Seaman's fingerprints. Austin is now on trial in Lane county before a Grand Jury, the trial has been continuously delayed as the investigation has been very unclear as to all of the details that occurred on the night of April 15th (Oregonian). According to the Register-Guard Austin was initially charged with failure to perform duties of a driver to seriously injured person. 

Answer 1

This claim about this incident is very much accurate and a true representation on what had happened. Daylen Austin, an oregon football player was charged for a hit a run on April 15th in Eugene Oregon. He had hit a 46 year old homeless man (Frank William Seaman) who had been harassing him and was throwing things at his white SUV car. He had also be harassed with a hammer that Seaman had. Austin was accused of failing to do what's right when you are in that possession when another person is injured. I made sure all the cites that were used are correct and are very credible sources. I also did my own research to see if I could find more resources for this claim and it all matched up to what the original claim is saying. Also how the charges were being explained gave a clear picture to what had happened and how it was a "complex investigation". I added some new resources that could be helpful and add more support for this claim. I do really like how much information you gave in the claim that made it easy to understand and wasn't confusing or misinterpreting the story.

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

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