The 22-year-old man accused of killing four people and injuring several others in a deadly crash in Ybor City will appear in court on Monday for his pretrial detention hearing.

Silas Kenneth Sampson faces multiple charges stemming from a Nov. 8 crash that occurred on East 7th Avenue. According to court documents, Sampson was driving at speeds between 92 and 100 mph while fleeing from a Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) traffic stop when he struck pedestrians standing in front of busy Ybor City businesses.

Authorities say four people were killed and several others injured in the crash.

Sampson appeared in court on Nov. 13, and a judge granted the state's motion for pretrial detention on four counts of vehicular homicide. The judge also set bond at $100,000 each on six additional felony charge

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