TAMPA (WFLA) — A Dade City man is facing eight felony charges after four people were killed in a crash in Ybor early Saturday morning, the Tampa Police Department said.

Tampa Police Chief Lee Bercaw said that it started at around 12:40 a.m. when police air units saw two vehicles racing westbound on Hillsborough Avenue heading toward Interstate 275.

At the highway, one vehicle broke off, and the other headed south on I-275. That vehicle then exited at the downtown area, and the Florida Highway Patrol attempted an unsuccessful traffic stop at Nebraska and Palm.

FHP also attempted a PIT maneuver, Bercaw said, but was unable to stop the speeding car.

Sergeant Steve Gaskins spoke briefly at a press conference about the incident, saying his troopers disengaged with the driver after the car p

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