On Monday, August 11, 2025, at 2:37 p.m., Austin Police Department officers responded to a two-vehicle crash at the intersection of South 1st Street and West William Cannon Drive.
The driver of the first vehicle was transported to the hospital, while the driver of the second vehicle, identified as 47-year-old Samson Seablom, was pronounced deceased at the scene. A pedestrian was also struck by debris from the crash and transported to the hospital with injuries.
Following an investigation, APD announced that on Tuesday, August 19, 2025, 37-year-old James Preston Durbin was arrested and booked into the Travis County Jail. Durbin was charged with Manslaughter and Aggravated Assault with a Deadly Weapon…