TAMPA, Fla. — The man authorities say was driving a car that crashed into an Ybor City bar last weekend, resulting in four people being killed and 13 injured, faces additional charges.
Silas Sampson, 22, was in court Wednesday, where it was announced he is now charged with three counts each of fleeing to elude causing serious bodily injury and reckless driving causing serious bodily injury.
He was previously charged with vehicular homicide.
According to police, Sampson was fleeing from the Florida Highway Patrol when he got to Ybor City early Saturday. Troopers reportedly backed off because of heavy pedestrian traffic there, but TPD said Sampson kept speeding on East 7th Avenue before hitting a car, and then people outside Bradley’s.
The victims were identified earlier this week as: Marlon Anthony Collins, 54, of Bartow; Sherman Jones, 53, of Tampa; Lisa Sherell Johnson, 41, of Winter Haven; and Christina Maria Richards, 25.
Johnson’s son spoke to Spectrum News on Tuesday.
A pretrial hearing is set for Thursday.