APD makes arrest in deadly William Cannon Drive crash

AUSTIN (KXAN) — A 37-year-old man was arrested in connection with a deadly crash that happened in south Austin last week. This comes after the Austin Police Department identified the victim of crash earlier this week.

James Preston Durbin was arrested and booked into the Travis County jail Tuesday on charges of manslaughter and aggravated assault with a deadly weapon, according to police.

Attorney information was not available for Durbin, as of Wednesday. We will update this if that changes.

The arrest stems from a crash that happened on Aug. 11 at the intersection of South First Street and West William Cannon Drive.

Police said in a news release Monday that the driver of the first vehicle was taken to the hospital. The driver of the second vehicle, later identified as 47-year-old Samson Seablom, died at the scene. Additionally, police said a pedestrian was hit by debris from the crash and taken to the hospital.

This is being investigated as Austin’s 60th fatal crash of 2025, according to APD.