Walk Planned In Memory Of Teen Killed In Crash

Nearly one year after a 19-year-old Harford Community College student was killed in a car crash, his family, the college and a local hospital are hosting a 5K walk in his memory.

On Sunday, April 22, the family of Adam Glenn Thompson, Harford Community College and Upper Chesapeake Health will host the inaugural Adam Thompson 5K run/ walk in the young man's memory, according to a release on the college's website.

Proceeds from the run/walk will benefit the Adam Thompson Memorial Nursing Scholarship at Harford Community College and the Adam Thompson Memorial Education Scholarship at Upper Chesapeake Health.

"Both scholarships will support students of the nursing program at Harford Community College," the release states.

Thompson, 19, of Street, died in a single-vehicle accident during the early morning hours of April 12, 2011.

The accident that claimed the young man's life took place shortly after 1 a.m. as Thompson traveled northbound on U.S. Route 1 in a 1999 Acura 2.3 CL.

When he was near the 3000 block of Conowingo Road when Thompson "failed to maintain control" of his vehicle and crashed into a telephone pole adjacent to the southbound lane, just north of Sandy Hook Road, Maryland State Police said at the time.

Thompson was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police. Police told Explore Harford they believed speed may have contributed to the crash.

Thompson was the second 2010 North Harford High School graduate and Harford Community College student to die in a traffic accident in a two-month span.

Friends started a "Rest In Peace Adam Thompson" Facebook page the day he died, which had 747 "likes" as of Friday morning.