A University of Oregon college football player has been arrested in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash that killed a 46-year-old man, police said.
The Eugene Police Department is investigating 19-year-old University of Oregon defensive back Daylen Amir Austin after a fatal hit-and-run occurred at West 4th Avenue and Polk Street in Eugene, Oregon , Monday evening around 9:10 p.m. just five kilometers from the university campus.
“Daylen Amir Austin, 19, was arrested at 11:45 p.m. on April 15 and was initially charged with hit-and-run,” the Eugene Police Department said in a statement released Wednesday. “This is a complex investigation and EPD is still gathering information to submit to the Lane County Prosecutor’s Office for a final charging decision.”
Daylen Auston, a University of Oregon college football player, was arrested in connection with a fatal hit-and-run crash that killed a 46-year-old man, according to the Eugene Police Department.
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The person struck by the car, confirmed by police to be a 46-year-old man, has not yet been identified and no further details about him have been released.
A hit-and-run with a vehicle is a class C felony in Oregon and is punishable by up to five years in prison.
Austin appeared in three games as a freshman in 2023, after joining the University of Oregon from Long Beach Poly High in Southern California, where he was ESPN’s No. 142 player in the 2023 class and the No. 11 player in California. according to ESPN.
The investigation into the circumstances that led to and caused the accident is currently underway.
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