news4's darcy spencer just talked to the father and she joins us live from fairfax. darcy? >> reporter: you can only imagine what the family is going through. as you said i talked to his father. he buried his son today and said the family's strong faith is what is getting them through at this time. abdul shadally was just 17 year old and he was killed by an out of control suv while riding his bike here in fairfax about a mile from his home. he and the driver of the dodge durango, gary thorn, were both pronounced dead at the scene. the driver crossed several lanes of lee highway and then a tree. shadally was a senior at fairfax county high school set to graduate in one week and a member of the wrestling team. his father spoke to me today on behalf of the entire family. obviously, everyone here is extremely upset. abdul was the oldest of four sons. >> he's a good kid. he goes -- everybody knows him around. his coaches and the fathers of the parents, they come to visit because they loved him so much. we have a strong faith. when it happened, it happened -- >> reporter: and the

darcy spencer talked to them tonight. darcy? >> reporter: craig, police still don't know what caused the driver of that suv to lose control. it claimed the life of a man just a day before his 32nd birthday and a teen just a week away from high school graduation. >> reporter: 17-year-old abdul shadily just one week away from graduating from fairfax high school was struck and killed while riding his bike friday afternoon. >> it was a big hit really. so dealing with it, we have strong faith. with happen, it happened. that everybody must go through. >> reporter: was a member of the school wrestling team, and had plans to attend george mason university in the fall. >> he was a good kid. his wrestling, he's very famous, very popular. >> reporter: he was struck by an out-of-control suv in a bike path about 4:00 friday. behind the wheel of that dodged durango gary thorne the father of a 10-year-old girl, he would have turned 32 today. for reasons still unknown, police say thorne crossed the center median and six lanes of traffic before

. >> darcy spencer, news 4. >> we reached out to several representatives for the artist, none of themted to go on camera or issue a statement. >>> still ahead on news 4 -- warning for facebook users about personal information advertisers may be accessing from your account. >>> first public beach closed in louisiana as oil is seeping on to the shore. >> later on, tiger woods' divorce was expected to be costly the a new report has many in disbelief. >> weather, veronica? >> may not be the coolest weekend. it will be a weekend filled with a lot of clouds. and yes, a chance of rain too. >>> keep that rain away. the mystic s trying to stay perfect. at national park. the os, kept the bats in check for most of the night. in the bat of the >>> a car ended up on the roof of a house in frederick county, maryland, startling the family inside. police say the driver lost control on the steep driveway in myersville last night and drove right on to the roof. the driver and her 10-year-old son were injured. they're both expected to be okay. nobody inside was injured. police waited until this morning

darcy spencer has that tonight. were. >> reporter: the university president led students, faculty, staff and families in a moment of reflection on the life of yeardley love. >> please join me in a moment of silence to honor these students and their families. >> reporter: today with a degree in government but her life was taken allegedly at the hands of her ex-boyfriend, george huguely august men's lacrosse player at uva. love was awarded a degree post mousily. students wore white ribbons for domestic violence. friends and family worth ribbons at today's ceremonies. >> the cheers at the games and no matter what the sport and the name of yeardley love. we are remembering all of our classmates who passed this year. and definitely, it was good to have a moment of silence for them and remember them. >> reporter: white rib. >> reporter: s also memorialized 20-year-old virginia tech student morgan harrington. her body was found in albermarle county last october after she disappeared from a concert. >>> we are following a s

darcy spencer has more. >> reporter: 17-year-old abdul chadli, one week away from graduating fairfaxg his bike friday afternoon. >> it was a big hit. dealing with it, we have strong faith. when it happened it happened. and it's something everybody must go through. >> reporter: chadli was a member of the school wrestling team and planned to attend george mason university in the fall. >> he was a good kid. wrestling was very famous, very popular. >> reporter: he was struck by an out of control suv on a back path next to lee highway on friday afternoon. behind the wheel was gary thorne, 32, father of a 10-year-old girl. he crossed a median and six lanes of traffic before hitting chadli and smashing into a tree. both were pronounced dead at the scene. >> he was a hard worker and did anything for anyone. he was always a great friend to everyone. and he always had a smile on his face. >> reporter: at the scene, where chadli and thorne lost their lives, classmates placed flowers, notes, and balloons. >> my boyfriend wrestled with him and i had a class with him. he was such a goof ball, happ

. >> reporter: darcy spencer, news4. >> rereached out to multiple representatives and none wanted toon camera or issue a statement. >>> amy joins us live. >> we have breaking news out of india. at least 160 people are dead after an air india jet crashed, and there are survivors including one child at least. and then we head to the gulf where hundreds of miles of beaches are covered with oil. the attempt to stop the leak will have to wait until next week. >>> and then we head down the mother road, route 66. and it's the meeting of old friends. a man shares his touching reunion in the wild with the gorilla he raised and has not seen for five years. we will meet the man and talk to him about his experience, when we see you here on "today." kimberly and aaron, back to you. >> thank you. >>> chuck bell says we are in for a not-so-great weekend. >> this is true. not as quite as pretty as we finished out the workweek, but i am optimistic if you have things you want to finish ♪ ♪ i like your messy hair ♪ i like the clothes you wear ♪ i like the way you sing ♪ and when you dance with me ♪ you

. >> reporter: darcy spencer, news 4 today. >>> the suv driver's sister told news 4 that relatives haveo idea why thorne may have crashed. police hope an autopsy will shed some light to see if it could have been caused by a medical emergency or something else. >>> a warning for you now, if you tend to have a lead foot, extra reasons to slow down in a school zone in bowie. police have started issuing tickets in the school zone. drivers traveling 1 2 miles or over the speed limit will be hit with a fine. >>> metro riders, big delays again today because of track work. 30 minutes to your trip on the red, orange, and green linesing during what is a busy weekend on metro. several events around the city. they continue with another nationals home game. >>> new today, a growing death toll in china. more than 50 people are dead in two separate accidents in eastern china, a train derailed after hitting debris on the tracks. 19 people died. and 70 others injured. 2,000 rescuers pulled from the debris. a fiery crash in northeastern china. a truck and bus hit each other head on. 32 people killed. ano

darcy spencer reports. >> reporter: technicians from the d.c. medical examiners office wore protective gear and masks as they removed the body of a woman who had been dead for three or four days in her apartment. police looked inside dumpsters and used k-9 searches for potential murder weapons. >> we're investigating whether it's been a homicide but it's not been confirmed. that's going to take some time. we'll wait for autopsy results. >> reporter: the woman was found in her bedroom in the 4200 block of 4th street. police initially responded to the report of trouble at the apartment after her mentally challenged son jumped from a second story bedroom. sources tell news 4 that the woman lived with her disabled son. he was being treated at local hospital. >> talking with neighbors and relatives we believe there's a woman that lived in this location that did have two sons. so all that will come out when we finish interviewing be folks. >> reporter: an autopsy will be performed. neighbors say she dropped her son off at the bus stop on monday. >> ve

darcy spencer has more. >> reporter: the driver of that suv was gary thorne of manassas. relatives say they don't know why he crashed but they don't believe he was drinking and driving. he struck and killed a 17-year-old fairfax high school student. >> both families going through something now no parent should go through. the loss of a child and have to bury your own child. our condolences and our prayers go to them. >> reporter: griffin says he doesn't know where his step son was going. it was about 4:00 on friday. police say thorne's durango crossed the median and several lanes of traffic before striking abdel ouahid chadli and smashing into a tree about 50 feet away. >> we have no idea where he was going. we're pretty sure no alcohol was involved. if i'm wrong we're wrong. >> reporter: students wept as they visited the makeshift memorial where abdel ouahid chadli was killed. he was set to graduate from fairfax high school in one week. he was a popular member of the school wrestling team. >> great wrestler, great friend, great teammate. great person in general to make y