Overview

• On August 11, a two-vehicle collision at South First Street and West William Cannon Drive left 47-year-old Samson Seablom dead at the scene and was logged as Austin’s 60th fatal crash of 2025, bringing the year-to-date death toll to 64 at that time.
• On August 2, a vehicle struck pedestrian Javar R. Quinton in the 2000 block of Airport Boulevard; he was hospitalized and pronounced dead on August 16, making it the city’s 63rd fatal crash and raising the cumulative fatality figure to 67.
• The driver in the Airport Boulevard incident remained at the scene and is cooperating with the APD’s Vehicular Homicide Unit, though investigations into both cases are ongoing and initial assessments may be revised.
• The current total of 67 traffic fatalities as of August 18 marks an increase over comparable dates in 2024, reflecting a rising trend in deadly crashes reported by the department.
• Authorities have asked anyone with information to contact the Vehicular Homicide Unit at 512-974-8111 or submit anonymous tips through Capital Area Crime Stoppers.