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Three teenagers were injured in a single-car crash in Howard County Friday morning, an accident in which police believe alcohol was a factor.

Police say the driver, Jordan Marcus Gould, 18, of the 10000 block of Marlboro Woods Drive in Cheltenham was heading west on Broken Land Parkway near Stevens Forest Road about 2:35 a.m. when his Honda Accord swerved to the right side and struck a tree. Gould was transported to Howard County General Hospital with minor injuries.

The front-seat passenger, Johnathan Douglas McGann, 18, of the 6000 block of Jerrys Drive in Columbia was taken to Maryland Shock Trauma with serious injuries; and the back seat passenger, Christopher Lloyd McGann, 18, of the same address was treated and released at the scene.

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A boy killed Sunday, October 11, 2009 when he was struck by an Amtrak Acela train in Cecil County has been identified as a 13-year-old from the Elkton area. Maryland State Police and county officials said Shawn Luther Kelly was struck as he crossed railroad tracks near his home. The teen and two friends were returning to their homes after playing in a nearby wooded area. Vernae Graham, an Amtrak spokeswoman, said the southbound Boston-to-Washington train with 181 passengers might have been moving as fast as 130 mph shortly before 5 p.m. when it struck the boy about four miles west of Elkton. The boy was pronounced dead at the scene. Graham said none of the passengers or crew was injured. The train’s last stop before the incident was Wilmington, Del., 18 miles north of Elkton.

If you are injured in an auto accident and would like to speak to an attorney please contact Paul R. Wiesenfeld. He will listen to your unique situation, review the circumstances of your accident and advise you on what to do! Call Now! (301)762-5525 or email us at info@wiesenfeldlaw.com.