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Train Engineer Who Killed Star HS Football Player In Maryland To Face Charges: Reports Train Engineer Who Killed Star HS Football Player In Maryland To Face Charges: Reports
Train Engineer Who Killed Star HS Football Player In Maryland To Face Charges: Reports A train operator in Maryland has been charged in connection to the fatal crash that killed a star high school football player in his prime last year, according to multiple reports. MTA Light Rail operator Tavon Smith will face multiple charges for his role in the fatal crash that took the life of highly-touted prospect Lamar Patterson in Anne Arundel County last year. Specifically, he was charged with: Negligent manslaughter; Criminal negligence; Reckless endangerment. A star at St. Frances Academy in Baltimore, Patterson had offers to play at Penn State and other prestigious schools be…

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Baltimore HS Football Star, Penn State Recruit Dies Trying To Beat Train: Report Baltimore HS Football Star, Penn State Recruit Dies Trying To Beat Train: Report
Baltimore HS Football Star, Penn State Recruit Dies Trying To Beat Train: Report A standout football player from Baltimore with an offer to play for Penn State was killed on his way to school when his car was hit by a train Wednesday, Feb. 2, according to multiple news reports. Lamar Patterson, 18, was running late for school at St. Frances Academy in Baltimore when he tried to "beat a train" through an intersection in Linthicum around 9 a.m., the Orlando Sentinel says citing sources close to the family. The junior wide receiver's Honda Accord failed to stop for the lowering railroad gates and red flashing traffic signals, the outlet says. A Kissimmee, Florida native,…

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by Cecilia Levine