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Tampa, FL - A Florida man is now facing 14 felony charges after a high-speed police pursuit ended in a deadly crash outside a popular Ybor City bar.
The Florida Highway Patrol announced that 22-year-old Silas Sampson was charged with three counts of fleeing to elude at high speed with serious bodily injury and three counts of reckless driving with serious bodily injury.
He had already been charged with four counts of vehicular homicide and four counts of aggravated fleeing with serious bodily injury.
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According to an arrest report, the incident began around 12:39 a.m. when a Tampa Police Department helicopter tracked a Toyota Camry allegedly driving recklessly and racing on Interstate 275 near Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard.
Troopers said the vehicle, driven by Sampson, passed several marked patrol cars before a pursuit began near Nebraska Avenue.
A trooper attempted a PIT maneuver near 7th Avenue and Henderson Avenue, but it was unsuccessful.
The pursuit was ended minutes later due to heavy pedestrian traffic near the Ybor City gateway.
Investigators said moments after officers lost sight of the vehicle, it crossed into the opposite lane, went onto the sidewalk, and crashed into the outdoor patio of Bradley’s on 7th.
Four people were killed and 13 others were injured.
Sampson was taken into custody at the scene and displayed signs of impairment, according to investigators.
He remains held without bond pending a court hearing.