WASHINGTON – A 17-year-old Howard County high school student was taken to Shock Trauma Center on Tuesday morning after being hit by a car on his way to school.

The River Hill student was crossing Linden Linthicum Lane in Clarksville, Md., around 7:30 a.m. when he was hit by a Honda Accord.

The Accord’s driver and a passenger were not hurt.

The student is at University of Maryland Shock Truama Center in Baltimore in serious condition.

The accident is under investigation and no names have been released.

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