Alcohol, Speed, May Have Been Factors In Crash That Injured 3 Teens, Killed Another In Lothian, Police Say
LOTHIAN, Md. (WJZ) — Four teens were injured Friday night in a crash that police say may have involved alcohol.
Police said at around 9 p.m. officers responded to a crash where a 2013 Honda Accord had been traveling southbound on Sands Road near Whittington Drive when it failed to negotiate a curve in the roadway.
The Honda left the roadway and hit a telephone pole causing the vehicle to roll, then hit a tree.
The driver, a 17-year-old from Bowie and a 17-year-old from Churchton, Md., both have non-life threatening injuries.
A 15-year-old from Lothian, Md. and a 16-year-old from West River both have life-threatening injuries.
The 16-year-old died September 29 at a hospital.
All four were taken to area trauma centers.
Police believe the cause of the crash is excessive speed
