Samuel C. Sampson was arraigned Tuesday morning and pled not guilty to charges of vehicular homicide, vehicular assault and reckless driving for a September 12 collision on I-405 in Bellevue that killed 22-year-old Ian Riley Beckford. Sampson was allegedly weaving around traffic and driving at speeds exceeding 120 mph when his car slammed into Beckford’s. The defendant’s wife, who was a passenger in Sampson’s car, was also injured in the collision.
Sampson, 27, remains in jail with bail set at $1 million. A case setting hearing is scheduled for October 14.