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Victims killed in Ybor City pursuit crash identified

Two men and two women were killed Saturday when the fleeing driver drove onto the sidewalk on Seventh Avenue and crashed into a nightclub’s outdoor seating area, records state.

A still image from a Tampa police video shows a Florida Highway Patrol trooper, identified in court documents as A. Carrasco, following behind a Toyota Camry during a high-speed pursuit on East Seventh Avenue early Saturday. Carrasco tried what’s known as a Precision Immobilization Technique, or PIT maneuver, striking the Camry from behind to make the driver lose control. It didn't work, and the driver, identified as 22-year-old Silas Sampson, kept heading east on Seventh Avenue and eventually drove onto the sidewalk and lost control, striking several pedestrians and patrons seated outside of Bradley's on 7th, a nightclub near 15th Street, authorities said. [ Tampa Police Department ]

Tony MarreroTimes staff

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Tony Marrero is the criminal justice and breaking news reporter. Reach him at tmarrero@tampabay.com.

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