for some reason investigators say an suv driven by gary thorn of manassas crossed six lanes of traffic and ran over abdul before crashing in to a tree. both the driver and abdul were pronounced dead ' this scene. >> definitely everyone is there for each other and actually being here at the site there's so many people here and everyone is taking time out of their day to go around giving people hugs who need them and just helping each other out. >> right now everyone is trying to figure out what happened. but there is a lot of grief trying to understand why the tragedy happened. more on the story at 10:00. >> we will see you tonight. thank you. >>> testimony on troubling glances and odd behavior in the

. >> reporter: the driver was gary thorne, relatives say they don't know why he crashed but don't believe he was drinking and driving. kevin griffin is the stepfather of gary thorn, the man behind the wheel of the durango that crashed friday after striking and killing a 17-year-old fairfax high school student on a bike path. >> both families going through something now that no parent should have to go through, a loss of a child and bury your own child. our condolences and prayers go to them like we hope their conlol leco condolence come back to juice it was 4:00 on friday, police say thorn's durango crossed a mediaen and traffic before striking abdull before smashing into a tree 50 feet away. >> we have no idea what was going on. we pretty sure there was no alcohol involved if i'm wrong, i'm wrong, but we're pretty sure. >> reporter: students wept as they visited the memorial. the teen was set to graduate from fairfax high school in one week. hes and a popular member of the school wrestling team, teammate aaron fink placed his wrestling shirt at the memorial site. >> a great wrestler. gre

gary thorne and mike flanagan. mike and gary are talking about the two-run decision.pull it out by a final of 2-0. at&t player of the game as voted on by the fans. brad bergesen and why not. 73% of the vote. he goes six and 2/3. of the 20 outs he recorded 12 on ground ball outs so brad bergesen wins his second on the year. no runs, and that was big because the orioles only scored two and they made it hold up. bergesen is your at&t player of the game. there play not be a hotter hitter in baseball now. long ballwise than ty wigginton. and his 10th home run drove in two and the difference in the orioles' win. [ laughs ] [ male announcer ] achievement has its own patch of grass. ♪ achievement unleashes hidden potential. ♪ all right! achievement looks forward to dinner at home. achievement enjoys newfound freedom. i love you. [ male announcer ] mortgages, home equity loans, and lines of credit from pnc. helping achievers borrow with an eye towards the future. pnc. for the achiever in us all. >> gary: brian roberts has been out of the orioles' lineup since aggravating his b

back to minnesota we go with gary thorne. >> gary: orioles 7-3.g you the a tchl t player of the game you still have time to text in your vote. jeremy guthrie, nick markakis, izturis. >> mike: the second game of the series and pretty well long road back from koji. had been a closer in japan a couple years back. just trying to get back and give dave trembley three outs right here. he had a clean inning in the 8th a day or so ago. seemed a long time ago. >> gary: here we go, bottom of the 9th inning. uehara gets the fly ball up. nick markakis, one pitch and one out in the bottom of the 9th. cuddyer with 1-4 and you home run. koji uehara will have kubel and ramos up. jeremy guthrie, three runs, five hits, six and two thirds, could be the winner. will ohman worked an inning and a third, gave up just one hit. liriano would be the loser in this score holds. >> eddie: he continues to struggle but he will wake up. i just hope the orioles are out of town. >> gary: hitting only .200 as he stands in right now and had an 0-3 in the ball game. he and delmon you

family members tell us this picture is the perfect example of what you would see often if you knew gary thorne. >> his smile. gary had a smile, he had a great smile. his sense of humor and just him. him just being him. >> reporter: on friday afternoon, thorne's dodge dran go was traveling down lehigh way when something went very wrong. in an instant, emma duke watched abdelouahid chadli was killed by the out of control suv. thorne was also killed when his vehicle hit a tree. his stepfather kevin griffin says the family has no idea what could have happened. they know of no issues with the car or with gary's health. >> no medical issues, nothing like that. so that's what's kind of got everybody wondering what happened. >> reporter: meanwhile on monday at fairfax high school, grief counselors are expected to be on hand for those students who need help dealing with their classmate's death. abdelouahid chadli was just weeks away from graduation. gary thon died the day before his 32 birthday. a day he planned to celebrate with his 10-year-old daughter. >> we're not going to stop talking about it bec

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two families have lost sons after a deadly crash on a bike path in fairfax county. 31-year-old gary thornehe driver. abdel ouahid chadli was the 17-year-old riding his bike on the path when he was hit and killed. >> when it happened it happened. >> reporter: kevin griffin is thorne's stepfather. he doesn't know where his son was going. 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. be he believes his step son was not drinking. >> we have no idea where he was going or what was going on. we're pretty sure there was no alcohol involved. if i'm wrong i'm wrong but we're pretty sure. >> reporter: they visited the makeshift memorial along lee highway. the teen was set to graduate from fairfax high school in one week. a popular member of the wrestling team. his father said he'll wait to hold judgment. >> if something happened that maybe for another reason then i'll consider it as happened. but if something caused it, we'll wait for the immediate examination. >> we're having some technical

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 striking shadly into a bike path and smacking into a tree. both were pronounced dead on the scene. >> he was a hard worker and did everything for anyone. he was always a great friend to everyone and he always had a smile on his face. >> reporter: at the scene where they lost their lives, classmates of the popular student placed flowers, notes and balloons. >> my boyfriend wrestled with him and you used to have a class with him actually and he was such a goof ball and he was the happiest guy that i have ever met in my life. >> reporter: friends pointed this youtube video where he pretends to be a news reporter as showing his outgoing personality and his facebook page reflects a life touched by many. >> about two days ago, we were all just in the gym after-school and it's just so amazing that he's no longer -- >> reporter: i spoke to the sister of that suv driver tonight, she

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 father tells me he had done to the school to pick up his son early from school yesterday because he had a migraine headache and his son had come home and was laying down for a while. the father also was taking a nap because he worked is evening shift and he said the next thing he knows a son brings the phone to him and someone on the other end of the line breaks the news about this tragic accident. police continue the investigation. at this

today thorne's stepfather, kevin griffin, invited us to his home to talk about gary. he said he was a wonderful man, always had a smile and was devoted to his ten yaurt daughter. he told us there was nothing to indicate that thorne had a known medical condition that would have caused something wrong behind the wheel. >> we're still waiting. we don't know anything yet. we're waiting on them to do the crash reenactment, waiting on the autopsy report and they said they would get back to us as soon as they find out answers. we don't know anything. we don't know any more today than we did idea. >> reporter: 18-year-old abdelouahid chadli was a well-known student at fairfax high school. he was a star on the wrestling team. tomorrow grief counselors will be on hand at the high school for students who need help coping with his death. >> matt ackland thank you for that. chadli's funeral has already been held. thorne's family cannot hold the funeral until the autopsy is complete. >>> joe he will latude's body was found in a home in laurel. police say his death was suspicious. th

shadli was riding his bike when gary thorn of machine ran off the road and hit him. he was a senior at fair high school and many classmates gathered a the site to support each other. >> definitely everyone is there for each other. and being at the site there are so many people here and everyone is taking time out of their day to go around and giving people hugs who need them and just helping each other out. >> reporter: investigators are trying to figure out what cause thorn to lose control of his suv and run off the road. >>> looked like a possible first in iran. >>> still ahead, what happens when a group of students stands up to mahmoud ahmadinejad. >>> forget packing the dvds on the next family vacation. mobile tv is giving you room for extra souvenirs. we'll show you. [ beeping ] ♪ my country ♪ 'tis of thee ♪ sweet land ♪ of liberty ♪ of thee i sing [ laughs ] ♪ oh, land ♪ where my fathers died ♪ land of the pilgrims' pride ♪ from every mountainside ♪ let freedom ring ♪ y to get your favorite tv shows in the palm of your hand. mobile digital tv is here. the new t

he was riding his bike on a path when an suv ran off the road and hit him. 32-year-old gary thorne was also killed. >>> federal prosecutors in maryland have charged a school bus driver with making pornographic videos of himself and an elementary school student. the case coming to light tonight out of prince georges county. fox 5's bob barnard is live in clinton to pick up the story now. >> reporter: we are at a 7-eleven store near andrews air force base where federal investigators say that school bus driver who was using his cell phone camera to make pornographic videos with this young boy accidentally left his cell phone camera's memory card in the store back in march. now, two months later, that accident has landed the guy behind bars. this suspect was arrested last friday at this prince georges county bus depot in brandywine. he's 17-year-old scott smallwood, a school bus driver for the past five years. federal investigators say smallwood used his cell phone camera to videotape himself engaged in explicit sex acts with a 7-year-old boy. a child who referred to smallwood as his night

gary thorn crossed the center median and six lanes of traffic. d his family there, before returning into shadley on the bike path and smashing into a tree. both pronounced dead on the scene. thorn leaves behind a 10-year-old daughter and shadley was one week away from gradua graduating high school and was planning on attending george mason this fall. >> he was a good kid. >> he was a hard worker and did everything for anyone. he was always a great friend to everybody. he always had a small on his face. >> and thorn, the driver, would have turned 32 years old yesterday. his sister told news 4 that relatives have no idea why he might have crashed. police are hoping an autopsy will shed some light to see if it could have been caused by a medical emergency or something else. >> getting in and out of the district today could be tricky. drivers need to be on the lookout for cyclists on the road. 20 miles closed to traffic in the district and northern virginia for the annual bike d.c. event. here is a look at the major roadways affected. portions of penn

. >> reporter: the authorities say an suv driven by 31-year- old gary thorne for some reason, crossedc here on lowe highway and heading straight for abdul and emma. >> he yelled at me to move out of the way. i turned to the right and the car hit the back. and then it hit him straight on. it was in -- [ indiscernible ] >> reporter: tonight, the chadly family invited us into their home. abdul's father mohammad said after graduation that he pland to the attend george mason university, where he wanted to become a veterinarian. >> the landscape, the brother -- . [ indiscernible ] next to his friends as you so and his neighbors everywhere. >> reporter: while at fairfax high school, abdul had many friends and we're told that his skills on the wrestling mat were well beyond what they should have been with a few years of training. >> he had only three years of experience and this year, his senior year, it had been like he was wrestling for eight to 10 years. >> reporter: as police conduct an investigation trying to find out what caused the driver of the suv to make that fatal move, today, frie

gary thorne is with eddie. >> and with the club that he played for knows about what are resaying whatthe club. >> somebody that's the mortgage of the guys will respect and it has to be someone with time and there are times when you lead by example. you know let's say what you are playing on a kick in the rear. and and he is leading by i think and hard he plans. >> and so much better you did that and did it very successfully. how about for matt wieters what about switch hitting he has to work on. >> he has to work it is tough having the swings not different swings but sides there. and there are more right-handed than left-handers and get away and go against you. you need to still swing right- handed. and the thing is that talking and he thinks it is going to be a 300 hitter. he has power from both sides of the plate and a comparisons, you know. i have a bit of it and you being compared to mickey mantel. he is being compared now i hope he does not take it and try to live up. he will be in the lineup. he is being. 284 and they are even 14 to 13. maure and 15 more or excuse me the runs, r

new the suv was driven by 31- year-old gary thorne who ran into chadly, barely missing his friend who was there with him when this all happened. >> it was awful. we both heard a big boom and we looked behind us and the car was coming right at us and he yelled at me to move out of the way and so i turned to the right and the car hit the back wheel and then it hit him straight on. it was an immediate death. >> reporter: now at this point fairfax county police are doing a full investigation. an autopsy was expected this weekend on the driver to see if there was some sort of a medical condition, maybe some other factors that possibly could have caused this crash. they are also looking at the suv as well to see if there was any issues with that. so that's something they're looking into and we hope to have answers as this investigation concludes. we're live here at fairfax county high school, sarah simmons, fox 5 news, back to you. >>> other top stories this morning, an investigation into the death of a 6-month-old boy in anne arundel county. this baby was found dead in a home and police be

the suv was driven by 31-year- old gary thorne who ran into the boy, barely missing a friend with him as well. we talked with students today who say they are devastated and shock by the loss. we also talked with parents trying to help their children through such a difficult time. >> everybody is hurting today. you're supposed to wear back in remembrance of him. so these are nice people at fairfax. >> it's very sad. they had lost another senior earlier in the year and the circumstances are different but it's still really devastating and they're sorry for emma and not sure how to comfort her. >> reporter: now emma happens to be emma duke, who fox 5 also talked with over the weekend. she was the girlfriend of abduhl who was with him and witnessed that accident. she was uninjured thankfully in the crash. at this point fairfax police are still conducting a full investigation. we're waiting to hear what an autopsy may show on the driver of the suv. they're trying to look at all options and figuring out if it was a medical condition that caused him to swerve or some other factor possibly in

police say the driver, 31-year- old gary thorne, was headed northbound on lee highway when he crossednd killed a 17-year- old. thorne died when his dodge durango hit a tree. it is not clear what caused the crash or whether speed or alcohol were factors. grief counselors will be on hand at fairfax high school where the victim was set to graduate. >>> the debate over slot machines in maryland goes to court today. a developer is suing about a planned slots parlor in hanover. the developer says a petition to let voters decide to building the particle our was fraudulent. two groups are fighting it because they are afraid it will put laurel park out of business. >>> a big push to ban a certain type of baby crib. we'll tell you which ones we are talking about. >>> details on the death of a former major league player. you are watching fox 5 morning news. >>> baseball world mourning the death of hipper jose lima. he died of an apparent heart attack yesterday. he was just 37 years old. he pitched for five teams over 13 major league soaps. just last friday, he got a standing ovation at dodger st

for some reason an suv driven by 31-year-old gary thorn of manassas crossed over several lanes of traffic into the bike pachlth chadli pushed his friend out of the way. the suv hit him and crashed into a tree. >> our son died as a hero. he saved his friend's life to face. he was brave. he didn't think one second to save himself but to save his friend. >> reporter: chad land the driver were both killed in the crash. investigators are still trying to figure out why the driver ran off the road and on to the bike path. meanwhile family members and friends are left toography. trying to understand what could have caused such a terrible accident. >> we lost our son. we lost a big star, a big hero. >> reporter: the day of the accident, his friends and family say abdul was on his way to a friend's house. they say he used to use this bike path all the time because he was in training. he was actually a cyclist who loved to ride his bike, shawn? >> wisdom martin reporting live. thank you. >>> they crashed the white house and now they want you to pay up to $200 for vip access to what they call an excl

. >> and the driver of the suv is 31 gary thorne of manassas was also killed in the accident. an autopsy is being conducted to find out if a medical condition may have contributed to it. >>> survivors of a plane crash in india are beginning to tell their stories. they managed to escape the mangled jet just before it burst into flames. they will help investigators piece things together. but right now there are not many clues. >> reporter: disaster in southern india after an air india jet over shot a runway and crashed into a ravine. the plane broke into two. emergency crews struggled to reach the crash site in the hilly area. close to 160 people are dead, most of them charred beyond recognition and some with seat belts still strapped on. there were only a handful of lucky survivors like this one. >> i jumped out from the smoke. there was another passenger before me trying to jump so i pushed him out. he gotten tangled in the cable. in the process of helping him out i burnt my face and hands. >> reporter: both the pilot and co-pilot did not report any problems before trying to l

behind the wheel of the dodge durango was gary thorne who would have turned 32 today.or reasons unknown, thorne crossed the center median and six lanes of traffic before striking chadli on the bike path. bout both pronounced dead on the scene. >> he was a hard worker and did everything 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. >> he was such a goofball. >> i've been reading reports -- >> reporter: friends point to this youtube video where chadli pretends to be a news video. his facebook page reflects a life touched by many. >> we are all just in the gym after school, and it's so amazing he's gone. >> reporter: darcy spencer, news 4 today. >>> the suv driver's sister told news 4 that relatives have no 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 lea

. >> gary thorne told us it's going to be very cold tonight so the pitchers certainly will be in commandt he's pitched well against the orioles. >> he has. he's kept his walks down and he's been able to at least get a pretty good record so far this season. e.r.a. isn't all that great. the orioles have a shot at putting up runs against him. >> the orioles won it by a final of 7-3. big day for julio lugo. amber is with lugo. >> you said all along that you need to play to get your numbers up the past couple opportunities you've had have had multi hit games. what do you feel is working for you? >> i feel good physically and mentally, and i hit the ball and fortunately it's going to the right place. i feel good. i just need to play. >> you've seen liriano before, what did you see from him today that the whole team was able to get 12 hits, take advantage of? >> i thought he had good stuff today. the whole team, i think we was a little aggressive. he didn't get to people in strikeout situations. >> you tie what a guy like ty wigginton was able to do a guy who was a utility player last year, do

hi, everybody, i'm gary thorne. they get in the win in the first win. they got the win but with just two runs it means the offense still struggles. and with the struggling offense a number of oriole starters who are on a list they'd just as soon leave. david hernandez, 1.72, millwood going to the day 2.48 even zach -- let's have some fun, what's all that about? >> they're trying to relieve some of the pressure with guys on base. i tell you right now, it's like it's this whole team when they come up, it's that added pressure they're putting on themselves and just makes it tougher when you're not having fun, so they have to get back and have fun and maybe they'll get a if you hits. >> you see some of that going on? >> absolutely. that one game they could possibly win, maybe 8-7, loosen them up for the rest of the season. >> in the game they come early sometimes at key moments. you thought you saw one early. >> sometimes the most important pitches in the 9th inning -- great out of the chute in the 1st inning trying to establish that sinker which he's been

police say the driver, # 1-year- old gary thorne, was headed northbound on lee highway when for some reason, he crossed the median and struck and killed a 17-year-old on a bicycle. thorne died when his dodge durango hit a tree. investigators say it could take a while before they determine what caused the crash. grief counselors will be on hand at fair fact high school where the 17-year-old was set to graduate this year. suzy the investigate continues into the death of a six-month- old boy in anne arundel county. that bibby found dead inside a home in laurel. police believe the death is suspicious. there were no signs of trauma on his body but police say the house was in disarray and the baby was with a woman who was not his mother. >>> making head loon being every minute, more and more oil pollutes the gulf coast damaging the land and harming wildlife. british petroleum plans another attempt to cap the leak but louisiana state leaders are taking matters into their own hands. the state is working on a chain of sandbags to try to protect the coast and governor bobby jindal says the sta

. >> the driver in this case, gary anthony thorn also died at the crash. police say his car continued on and hit some trees. now police tell us that they don't know why that happened and they are waiting for some results from an autopsy. reporting live, i'm lindsey, 9news now. >> thank you lindsey for that update. a motorcade made its way through southeast washington to call attention to gun violence in our area and across the country. landmarks along the route were somber ones. the sites where area youth were killed by gunfire. one of the organizers of today's event lost her daughter to a drive by shooting in that infamous blood bath, killing four people nearly two months ago. >> need to put the weapons down, pick up books, learn to be able to converse. you can agree to disagree. just trying to stop the violence in washington, d.c. and across the united states. >> the group also wants to call attention to an amendment by senators john mccain and john tester known as second amendment enforcement act. reporters say the legislation would secure gun rights fo

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