Police continue probe of deadly crash

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A minivan full of teenagers swerved off the road into a tree Saturday night in Carroll County, killing two passengers and leaving two others seriously injured, state police said.

Paul Burke, 17, of Sykesville, was driving a tan Chevrolet minivan at a high rate of speed northbound on Louisville Road in Finksburg about 11:30 p.m. Saturday, according to police reports. Burke apparently fell asleep at the wheel, lost control of the van and struck a tree on the passenger side, according to police.

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