Homicide charges filed in meth-fueled wreck
SEATTLE -- Vehicular homicide and reckless driving charges were filed Thursday against the man accused in a deadly meth-fueled wreck on I-405 in Bellevue.
According to court documents, Samuel Sampson was weaving around traffic and hitting speeds of more than 120 mph when his car slammed into another car driven by Ian Beckford. Beckford, 22, was killed in the Sept. 12 crash.
Sampson's wife, who was a passenger in the car, was hurt in the wreck.
Sampson, 27, remains in jail with bail set at $1 million. He will be arraigned Sept. 30 at the King County Courthouse.