Tampa Police are investigating a crash that killed four people and injured several more. FOX 13’s Regina Gonzalez has the latest.
TAMPA – Four people are dead and 11 are injured after a man crashed into an Ybor City business early Saturday morning, according to officers.
The Tampa Police Department said they arrested Silas Sampson, 22, on multiple charges after the massive deadly crash.
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What we know:
Tampa Police Chief Lee Bercaw says this began at 12:30 a.m. Saturday morning when officers spotted two vehicles racing near Hanna Avenue and Nebraska Avenue in Tampa. They proceeded westbound on Hillsborough Avenue when one of the vehicles drove onto I-275 Southbound.
Four people were killed early Saturday morning when a man crashed into them in Ybor City, according to Tampa police.
TPD's air unit tracked it as it then exited downtown. Florida Highway Patrol troopers joined in and tracked the vehicle to Nebraska Avenue and Palm Avenue, where they attempted a PIT maneuver.
The vehicle then proceeded down busy 7th Avenue, and ultimately lost control of the car and crashed into a business, hitting more than a dozen people who were outside.
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Three pedestrians were pronounced dead at the scene, and a fourth victim died at a hospital, according to TPD. Bercaw says 11 other people suffered injuries, some severe. All the victims were adults over the age of 20.
"This morning we had a tragic incident where at least four victims senselessly lost their lives and eleven others were injured as a result of a careless, reckless driver," Bercaw said.
Sampson was arrested and will be charged with four counts of vehicular homicide and four counts of aggravated fleeing to elude with serious bodily injuries.
What’s next:
Tampa police closed off 7th Avenue between 15th and 18th Streets as they investigated, but say they are working to reopen it.
The Source: This information came from the Tampa Police Department and the Florida Highway Patrol.
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