abdel ouahid chadli died as an suv hit him as he rode his bike on a bike trail. as also killed. tracee wilkins is outside of fairfax high school where abdel ouahid chadli was supposed to graduate next month. >> reporter: students are arriving this morning and starting the day without their classmate. two families are suffering a tremendous loss and police are continuing to investigate. two families have lost sons after a deadly crash on a bike path in fairfax county. 31-year-old gary thorne of manassas was the driver. abdel ouahid chadli was the 17-year-old riding his bike on the path when he was hit and killed by the suv. >> when it happens it happens. it's a mouthful of dread. >> reporter: kevin griffin is thorne's stepfather pep says he doesn't know where his step son was going on friday when the accident happened. 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. he believes his step son was not drinking. >> we have no idea where he was going or what was