he took responsibility for the th also graduated from wootton high school behind us. he pled guilty to two charges of manslaughter with a motor vehicle. but as prosecutors put it, this wasn't a win for anybody. these are the images many in montgomery county won't forget, the results of drinking, speeding, and driving. police say 19-year-old samuel ellis was drunk on the night of june 25th after he and his friends left a party in north potomac. he lost control of his car wounding one passenger and killing calvin li and friend alexander murk. nearly ten months later, murk and ellis' family were in court when he took a plea bargain pleading guilty to two counts of manslaughter by a motor vehicle. >> this is very serious to us and there were no favors given or any kind of plea bargain, if you will, for this. it was a plea to the straight -- the top line charges. >> reporter: prosecutors say ellis was remorseful as he answered the judge's questions about thel driving drunk. a decision that killed two recent wootton high school graduates and could send a third to prison for

. >>> wootton high school footbalb star accused of causing accidena that killed two friends.rien pled guilty to two counts of vehicular manslaughter. sam ellis and three of his friends just left under age drinking party last june when that crash occurred. two of his passengers were killed. ellis was due to go on trial tri this coming monday before agreeing to the plea.lea. >> there are no winners in this situation. it is a happened. you know it is reflected in what seemed to be remorse of this young man coming forward and taking responsibility for his actions. >> alex family called today's events bitter sweet, while it relieves us from having to endure the endless plain off sitting through days of trial, it drives home the cold hard fact that our son died at the hands of another human being. bi >>> fire erupted on a flighted to la because of the boom box.x. three passengers suing airline they claim they were hurt durint that fight. f the incident happened last month when two woman blasting music oa the passengers confronted them, punches thrown, police escorted five women off. women s

been nearly ten months since this terrible tragedy rocked a resulting in the death of two recent wootton high school graduates. but it doesn't feel like it was that long ago for several parents and students. investigators say 19-year-old samuel ellis was drunk when he and three other friends left a party in north potomac in june. ellis was driving when he lost control. calvin li and alexander murk died on scene. in court today, ellis took responsibility for that night accepting a plea bargain and pleading guilty to two counts of manslaughter with a motor vehicle. >> this is very serious to us, and there were no favors given or any kind of plea bargain, if you will, for this. it was a plea to the straight -- the top line charges. >> reporter: serious charges which carry up to two decades in prison. >> there was a sense of remorse in the courtroom. >> reporter: while prosecutors believe ellis regrets his actions, parents say it's a lesson for them to speak with their child a that could have been avoided. >> i tell my daughter don't do like that. it's your responsibility to be safe and keep

lim >> knew tonight wootton high school football star pleadedad guilty today to two counts of vehicular manslaughter. sam ellis and three friends hadd just left an under age drinking party last june when the crash occurred. he was due to go on trial this the blay. paul. >> reporter: sam ellis was dueas to go on trial on monday, but after conferring with teens thii week he decided to come into the courthouse iron rockville earlyy this morning and plead guilty ti two counts. he now faces up top 10 years in prison on each count when he's sentenced in june. >> reporter: when he got behind the wheel of his car and took off, prosecutors say he wase w under the influence of drugs and alcohol. court records show he had a blood alcohol level of between.zero seven and point a zero nine above legal limit.le when he hit the gas the speedometer topped a hundred miles an hour before he lost control of the car crashing into a fence and overturning into a yard. two of his passengers, friends, were killed. >> ed today is adul only for the families but also for the ellis family. there's no jumping for jo

. >>> in other news the former f wootton high school studentl t accused of causing an accident c thatilled two of his friendsii faced a judge yesterday. yester. sami his pleaded guilty to two counts of vehicularhicula manslaughter. prosecutors say ellis this ellit evening other teens left anef under aged drinking partyed dri shortly before the crash lastfot june. fox5's paul wagner has more.ras >> reporter: when sam ellissam l got behind the wheel of hiseelf car and took off prosecutors pru say he was under the influencenn of drugs and alcohol. aoh court records show he had ahow e blood alcohol level of .07 and .09 which is above the legal limit.im and when he hit the gas downe ha the road that night the speedometer topped 100 miles an hour before the 19-year-oldr- lost control of the car crashing into a fence and overturning into a yard.turn two of his passengers friends alex murk and calvin li were killed. >> today is a difficult day i not only for thes li and murk k families but also for the afor ellis family. fam there's no jumping for joy. fory there are no winners in thisnert si