Former Glen Burnie High Student-Athlete Dies In Crash: Report
BROOKLYN PARK, MD — A former high school football and basketball player died in a Wednesday car crash in Anne Arundel County, a report said.Police identified the victim as 18-year-old Anthony Wayne Hinton III of Glen Burnie. An unidentified 17-year-old male was also hospitalized with life-threatening injuries from the wreck, officers said.The Capital said Hinton, nicknamed "Manman," was a standout student-athlete at Glen Burnie High School until his 2023 graduation. Coaches remembered Hinton for his confidence and clutch shots that prolonged the Gophers basketball playoff run during his senior year, The Capital reported.“I love Anthony,” Glen Burnie basketball coach Mike Rudd told The Capital. “We’re all in a state of shock right now.”Authorities said the single-vehicle crash happened around 12:30 a.m. in the 4200 block of Ritchie Highway in Brooklyn Park.Hinton was driving a 2011 Infiniti G37 north on Ritchie Highway when he lost control of the sedan, police said.Officers said the car crossed the raised center median and the southbound travel lanes before leaving the roadway and hitting a tree.The Anne Arundel County Fire Department pronounced Hinton dead on the scene, authorities said.Medics drove the injured passenger to the University of Maryland R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore, police said.Officers are still investigating.“They all loved him,” Glen Burnie football coach Alec Lemon told The Capital, reflecting on Hinton's lone season on the Gophers gridiron. “He always found a way to be positive.”The Capital said Hinton had just finished his first year at Virginia's Shenandoah University, where he played football. The 6-foot, 205-pound Hinton was a defensive lineman for the Hornets. To learn more about Hinton's Glen Burnie career and his work at summer basketball camps, read The Capital's story. Only subscribers of The Capital are able to access the article, however.Anybody with an Anne Arundel County Public Library card number will soon be able to read The Capital's story at this link by searching "Anthony Hinton." The article was not yet uploaded to the database as of Monday at 11:40 a.m. Thursday, however. It should be available soon.This map shows the area where the Anne Arundel County Police Department said the crash happened.The article Former Glen Burnie High Student-Athlete Dies In Crash: Report appeared first on Anne Arundel, MD Patch.
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