Man Accused of Hitting Four Pedestrians on July 4th Makes First Appearance in Court

WFIE-TV Contributed to this report.

TELL CITY -- Patrick Taylor-Gerber, the Tell City man arrested for allegedly hitting four pedestrians with his vehicle on the Fourth of July made his first appearance in court Friday.

WFIE-TV reports Gerber made his court appearance via video from the Spencer County jail.

He faces eight felony charges in connection to the July 4^th incident where police say he was intoxicated, speeding and using his phone when he crashed into a group of pedestrians.

They were all hospitalized with serious injuries but have since been released.

Gerber remains held on $10,000 cash bond.

He’s expected to make another court appearance later this month.