SilasSampsonArrested After Police Chase Ends in Fiery Crash That Killed4and Injured11in Ybor City
Published 1 day ago on November 8, 2025By Channel2 NOW Staff
TAMPA, Fla. (November 8, 2025) — Authorities in Tampa are investigating a devastating crash that occurred early Saturday morning in Ybor City following a high-speed police pursuit.
The incident left four people dead and eleven others injured, according to the Tampa Police Department (TPD).
At approximately 12:40 a.m., Tampa Police Air Service began monitoring a vehicle driving recklessly at a high rate of speed along Interstate 275.
The driver, later identified as 22-year-old Silas Sampson, reportedly exited the interstate at Doyle Carlton Drive after having been seen street racing earlier on Hillsborough Avenue near 22nd Street, authorities said.
As the TPD Air Service unit continued surveillance, officers and Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) troopers located the suspect vehicle around 12:45 a.m. in the area of Palm Avenue and Nebraska Avenue.
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