Oregon football's Daylen Austin arraigned in connection with a fatal hit-and-run in Eugene
This story was updated at 6:20 p.m. Saturday, May 11
Oregon football cornerback Daylen Austin, 19, was arraigned April 17 at the Lane County Jail on charges of failing to perform the duties of a driver in connection with a Monday fatal hit-and-run in Eugene.
According to Eugene Police spokesperson Melinda McLaughlin, the incident happened around 9:10 p.m. that Monday at West 4th Avenue and Polk Street.
Police on May 8 identified the person killed as 46-year-old Frank William Seaman after his family was notified.
Austin was arraigned at the jail in April and was charged with failure to perform duties of a driver to seriously injured persons.
Eugene Police said Austin was arrested at 11:45 p.m. Monday at his apartment. He appeared to have been released and was no longer showing on the jail roster as of Wednesday afternoon.
He is being represented by Eugene criminal defense attorney Bryan Boender.
The redshirt freshman was not seen at Oregon's spring practice following the arrest but had been present previously throughout camp.
The prized 2023 recruit from Long Beach, California, played in three games last fall with three tackles and a pass breakup.
"We are aware of the incident and are awaiting additional information," an Oregon athletics spokesperson told The Register-Guard in an email Wednesday morning.
Oregon head coach Dan Lanning on Saturday declined to say at a media availability whether Austin was still on the team and said he did not have any updates. "I know Daylen's character and I think there's a lot of details that will continue to play out," Lanning said. "Beyond that, I'm not going to speak on any more than that."
Austin was scheduled to appear in court on May 22, but Boender asked for a 35-day delay on May 9 because the state's discovery and defense investigation are still ongoing. The district attorney's office agreed to the postponement. Austin is set to appear in court next at 2:30 p.m. on June 24.
Alec Dietz covers University of Oregon football, volleyball, women’s basketball and baseball for The Register-Guard. You may reach him at adietz@registerguard.com and you can follow him on X @AlecDietz.
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