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There’s a new that goes into effect on Saturday, October 1 for adults who provide minors with alcohol. It’s been a little over one year since the deaths of Alex Murk and Calvin Li, who were both killed in a high speed and drunk-driving crash in June 2015. The two 18-year-olds were passengers in Sam […]

A former Wootton High School quarterback involved in a fatal crash last summer that killed two of his friends was sentenced to serve four years in prison on Thursday. In this MyMCMedia Extra video, below, watch the news conference following the sentencing hearing. Sam Ellis, 19, of North Potomac, was sentenced to 20 years in […]

The teenage driver involved in a fatal crash last summer that killed two of his friends pleaded guilty to two counts of vehicular manslaughter on Friday. Sam Ellis, 19, was scheduled to face trial today, April 11. The fatal crash happened on June 25 in the 13800 block of Dufief Mill Road in North Potomac. […]

Samuel Ellis, a former Wootton High School quarterback, is being formally charged for the fatal North Potomac car crash in June, which resulted in the deaths of two Wootton High School graduates. Ellis is charged with five counts, including two counts of vehicular manslaughter while driving under the influence. In this MyMCMedia Extra video, Montgomery […]

David and Pamela Murk, the parents of 18-year-old Alex Murk who died in a car crash on June 25 in Potomac, released a statement on Sept. 21 in response to a Montgomery County police report. The crash also killed Calvin Li, 18, of Rockville. Murk and Li were both members of Wootton High School’s class of […]

Eric Guerci, the new Student Member of the Board of Education, shared his thoughts about the car crash that killed two recent graduates from Wootton High School in this MyMCMedia Extra. Related:

Wootton High School is hosting a memorial tonight for the two students who died in a fatal car crash last week. The memorial for Alex Murk and Calvin Li is planned for 7 – 9 p.m. tonight (June 30th) in the high school’s auditorium, according to a note posted on the school’s website. The media […]

The principal of Wootton High School says the the school will offer grief counseling for the community on Monday. Principal Michael Doran posted a letter on the school’s website on Friday following a fatal car crash that claimed the life of two students late Thursday night. “As many of you might have seen on the […]