Collin Pierce had just gotten engaged to Christina Maria Richards on Wednesday. The couple traveled from Columbus, Ohio, to Tampa with friends to celebrate their engagement when tragedy struck at East 7th Avenue and North 15th Street at 12:47 a.m. Friday.
"He just got engaged on Wednesday, and they were out celebrating with their friends and that happened," Pierce said, standing near the crash site. "We've just tried to get him home so we can get her home and put her to rest with her family."
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Richards, 25, was one of four people killed when 21-year-old Silas Kenneth Sampson's silver Toyota Camry crashed into the sidewalk outside popular restaurants, according to police. The o

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