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17-Year-Old Boy Killed, Another Injured In Beltsville Crash

BELTSVILLE, MD. (WJZ) — A 17-year-old boy was killed and another was injured in a crash late Tuesday night in Prince George's County.

Maryland State police troopers responded to a single-vehicle crash in the area of southbound U.S. Route 1 and Ritz Way in Beltsville.

Police learned that 17-year-old Lester Omar Perez-Solis, of Hyattsville, and another 17-year-old boy  were driving on Route 1 when for unknown reasons their car went off the right shoulder.

The car struck a telephone pole and a billboard support pole before it stopped.

Perez-Solis was declared dead at the scene. The 17-year-old passenger was taken to University of Maryland Prince George's Hospital Center to get his injuries treated.

Police said alcohol was not a factor in the crash. It remains under investigation.

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