Teen Indicted In Driving Deaths Of Wootton High Students

Samuel Ellis, the former star quarterback at Wootton High School and the driver in a crash that killed two classmates and injured another in June, has been charged with vehicular manslaughter and homicide by motor vehicle while under the influence, according to Maryland court records.

Ellis, of North Potomac, left an underage drinking party on June 25, police have said, when their car left the road, struck a tree and flipped over, killing Alexander Murk, 18, of Potomac and Calvin Jia-Xing Li, 18, of Rockville.

Another passenger and Ellis were both taken to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. Both have since been released.

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• Alexander William Murk, 18, of Potomac

Ellis was charged with two counts each of vehicular manslaughter and homicide by motor vehicle along with another count for causing life-threatening injuries while operating a vehicle intoxicated.

If found guilty, he could serve up to 33 years in prison under Maryland law.