Crime & Safety

Name Released of Teen Killed in UTV Crash Near School

The 17-year-old died when the vehicle crashed on the athletic field behind a school and community center in Clinton.

Authorities say Lester Goodwine, 17, of Clinton, was the teen who died Saturday night when his off-road vehicle crashed on the grounds of a school in Clinton.

The 17-year-old was killed in a UTV accident on the grounds of the Stephen Decatur Community Center and Middle School, 8200 Pinewood Drive in Clinton. The teenager was riding in a Polaris UTV with two other juveniles when it crashed on the athletic field behind the center-school, according to Maryland-National Capital Park Police.

He was taken to MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Center in Clinton, where he was pronounced dead.

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The other riders were uninjured, police say.

Investigators are currently studying the circumstances leading up to and surrounding the accident.

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