also in the car was nick clayton. >> he was laid back, funny really cool. \ >> the crash happened just before 3:00 on new year's day. friends say they don't know where the group of five had been coming from, questions police are looking into. >> i woke up to find out the someone did not make it home. that really hurts. >> there were three other young people in the car at the time. the 22-year-old driver was taken to shock trauma in baltimore, where he remains in serious condition. two other passengers 18 and 19 were taken to suburban hospital with non-life threatening injuries this morning. police are still trying to figure out what caused the crash. they have not ruled out alcohol or speed as factors so far. reporting live in rockville jummy olabanji. >>> police are investigating an accident that sent an elderly couple to the hospital with life-threatening injuries. 77-year-old john whalen and his wife, 74-year-old dorothy walking on summit avenue in kensington yesterday morning when a car suddenly drove onto the sidewalk and struck them. the driver, maryann harrington, suffered minor

nick clayton seemed to have one of those dark clouds until the day he died. his friends want him laid to rest with dignity. he died when his friend drove a group into a tree. he found his brother dead christmas day 10 years ago. 6 months ago, his mother died, his father moved to florida, and inspectors condemned his apartment. his friends are trying to raise money for a plot next to his mother and brother. >> he had a good heart. he would do the same thing for any of us. >> the funeral home is accepting costs for the service and the cemetery plot for nick clayton. >>> the joy that comes with expecting for first child is overshadowed by a woman as she plans her husband's funeral. gregory sears was found dead in front of his home. investigators think the 36-year- old was the victim of an apparent robbery. he leaves behind his pregnant wife who is due next month. no arrests have been made. if you know anything about what happened to him, please call the police. >>> you may not have heard much so far about the presidential campaign of former utah governor, john h

nick clayton's short troubled life ended suddenly in a bethesda car crash early new year's day. his mother died just six months previously. his home had been condemned and nick had apparently struggled since discovering his brother dead of a heroin overdose 10 years earlier. his friends want to bury him next to his mom and brother at the gate of heaven cemetery in rockville, but they have no idea how to cover the costs. >> it's really scary, but i have faith, you know. nick had a good heart. he would do the exact same thing for any one of us. >> we want to give him a nice funeral, you know. he deserved it. he really deserved it. he was a good kid. >> snowden funeral home is accepting donations by phone or check to cover the costs of a service and burial plot for nick clayton. >>> republican presidential hopefuls head into their final weekend of campaigning before the first primary and it will happen tuesday in new hampshire. as danielle nottingham reports, a not so close race in the granite state is making south carolina increasingly important. reporter: rick santorum continued h

. >>> a young life filled with tragedy and a sudden end and tonight no money to bury nick clayton. this really is sad. nick's family and friends have been trying to raise money for a funeral and our bruce leshan has been talking to them. it started with this car accident and now this. >> you know, he was just 20 years old, nick clayton, when he was killed in a car filled with young people in bethesda on new year's day. his friends want to bury him next those mother and his brother, but they have no idea how to pay for that. >> god, there's probably about a million stories that i'll cherish forever about nick. reporter: julia watts is just one of the dozens of young people wondering how nick clayton's short life could be so filled with tragedy. >> he didn't have any money. he never had any money. i always paid for the dates. reporter: she remembers their first valentine's day. >> he got a couple dollars and bought me a rose and said we're going to dinner. he was so happy. he was so happy. reporter: clayton was killed along with 18-year-old kaitlin gallagher when a friend drove his ca

. >> nick clayton senior at one of the last photos was a jokester and begin to skateboarding. he said he is going to miss his best friends personality. >> laid-back. funny. kind of like yea he is cool. >> a trailblazer careened off the jones bridge road, killing him and another female passenger. she was katie who they refer to as kiki/ >> 5 ee processed yet. >> three other men survived the crash. when is listed in serious condition. police are investigating whether alcohol was a factor. >> is this really worth it? it is not. i stopped ringing at 11:00 like a drive all my friends home. i am tired of dealing with this. i found the some did not make it home. >> abc 7 news. >>> an elderly couple is in a hospital after a serious accident. jack and his wife were walking on the summit avenue, when they were hit by an out-of-control car. they are in the hospital with life-threatening injuries. the driver suffered minor injuries. >> it is sad. it did that take the driver away. we saw the people on the stretcher. we did not see the accident itself. >> police said it could be weeks befor

the crash happened on jones bridge road early sunday morning. 20-year-old nick clayton and 18-year-old caitlin marie gallagher were both killed. friends say gallagher was in her second trimester of pregnancy and clayton's mother had just died months earlier. the two were riding in a white 2007 trailblazer when the driver lost control of the suv, barreled over the sidewalk and slammed into a fence and hit a tree. >> a mother and her two children are alive and a virginia man is behind bars after the woman was unable to stop her car. police say someone cut her brake line. when she took off, the brakes didn't work. fortunately, she was able to eventually bring the car to a stop. 36-year-old kevin reilly of fall brook lane was arrested for allegedly tampering with the car. police say he knows the victim. >>> well, the roads will definitely be more crowded this morning, especially at 395 at seminary road. >> wow. all 6400 mark center employees will be in the complex which could equal one of those hurry and wait sclia enionsalves join live from 395 where the expected congestion will be. delia

. >> nick clayton was 20 years old and three days before christmas, his rockville home was condemned. deemed unfit to live in by the county. infested with bugs, filled with trash. his water service cut off. >> i was shocked. >> nick's mother died a few months ago. his father sources say left town and moved to florida. >> i live right next door to him. it was like mind blowing. >> also dead, caitlin marie gallagher, 18 years old, and in her second trimester of pregnancy, according to her friends. they knew her as kiki carlson. she had attended the lab school in washington. >> it is terrifying. it's really terrifying. she's too young to die. anyone in that age is too young to die. >> clayton and gag gallagher were passengers in the trailblazer that was traveling west on jones bridge road toward lancaster drive. the driver lost control of the car. barreled off the sidewalk, hit a fence, and slammed into a tree. >> just to think that someone so young never had the chance to fulfill anything she wanted. >> on a bitter cold afternoon, friends and family of the victims and the three survivor

. >> nick clayton who was evicted days before christmas, when his home was deemed unfit to live in. >> i live next door to him. it is mind blowing. >> and caitlin marie gallagher who was in her second try messer of pregnancy. she attended school in d.c. >> just to think someone so young never had the chance to fulfill anything she wanted. >> both were killed when a trailblazer driven by 22-year- old roderick eugene brice ii slammed into a tree. sources tell us alcohol was a factor in the crash. >> people take drunk driving commercials as a joke and when your parents say they will pick you up from any situation, you're going it get grounded, but you're going to be alive. >> also injured in this tragic crash, 19-year-old kevin russell of chevy chase, brice, the driver, remains hospitalized in baltimore. charges against him are pending. live from bethesda, andrea mccarren, 9news now. >>> such a sad story. thank you andrea. >>> a body found near a creek is being considered the first murder of the year in the district. leroy's body was found early saturday morning in the 4200 block of hunk

nick clayton in one of the last photos he had with friends was a jokester and big into skateboarding say friends. nate says he will miss his best friend's personality the most. >> laid back, funny. kind of like he was cool. >> police have not yet confirmed the identity said it was just before three when the s.u.v. careened off jones bridge road killing him and another female passenger. friends say that girl was katy carlson. the friend they refer to as kiki. >> it is rough but i haven't fully processed it. >> three other men survived the crash but one is in serious condition tonight. police are investigating whether or not alcohol was a factor. friends of the two are questioning the same. >> i thought we got all of our friends home because i'm tired of dealing with that. then woke up to find out somebody didn't make it home. >> police are still investigating whether or not speed or alcohol were contributing factors in the crash. the friends we tacked with say they don't know where the five were ringing in the new year. >> we will continue to stay on top of this story. it is still unf

it happened on jones bridge road in bethesda early sunday morning. 20-year-old nick clayton and 18- year-old kaitlin marie gallagher both killed. friends say gallagher was in her second trimester of pregnancy and clayton's mother had died just months earlier. the two were riding in a white chevy trailblazer when the driver lost control of the suv, barreled over the sidewalk, hit a fence and then slammed into a tree. >> it's terrifying. it's really terrifying. she is too young to die. anyone in that age is too young to die. >> people take drunk driving commercials and buzz driving commercials as a joke and when your parents say they will pick you up from any situation, you're going to get grounded but you are going to be alive. >> the driver, 22-year-old rodreick eugene brice survived. charges against him are pending. 18-year-old connor hayes and kevin russell also survived that wreck. >>> a young mother with a 2- year-old in the car is luckily -- lucky she didn't get into an accident. police say somebody cut her brake line when she took off in the car, the brakes wouldn't work. fortunately t

early sunday morning, 20-year- old nick clayton and 18-year- old caitlin marie gallagher were killed in which the suv they were riding slammed into a tree on jones ridge road. the driver and two other passengers remain hospitalized. police say they're waiting for test results to confirm if the driver had been drinking. they do say open beer cans were found inside the vehicle. >> police in woodbridge say a woman and her 2-year-old son are lucky they did not get in a serious wreck after someone cut the brake line on her car. when she took off in her car, the brakes didn't work. she was able to stop the vehicle safely. police have since arrested 36- year-old kevin riley of fallbrook lane for tampering in the car. he's charged with two counts of malicious wounding and destruction of property. reilly is believed to be the father of the 2-year-old boy. >>> police in arlington county have a huge number to be proud of. zero. that's how many murders were reported in 2011. even though homicides are not common there, the zero hasn't happened in 50 years. chris zimmerman says community policing

. >> nick clayton was 20 years old and three days before christmas, his rockville home was condemned. deemed unfit to live in by the county. infested with bugs, filled with trash. his water service cut off. >> i was shocked. >> nick's mother died a few months ago. his father sources say left town and moved to florida. >> i live right next door to him. it was mind blowing. >> also dead, caitlin marie gallagher, 18 years old and in her second trimester of pregnancy, according to her friends. they knew her at kiki carlton. she attended the lab school in washington. >> it's terrifying. she's too young to die. anyone in that age is too young to drive. >> they were passengers in the trailblazer that was traveling west toward lan caster drive in bethesda. the driver lost control of the car. barreled over the sidewalk, hit a fence, and slammed into a tree. >> just to think that someone so young never had the chance to fulfill anything she wanted. >> on a bitter cold afternoon, friends and family of the victims and the three survivors brought flowers and huddled together to mourn. 18-year-old

it happened on jones bridge road early sunday morning. 20-year-old nick clayton and 18-year-old caitlin marie gallagher were both killed. friends say gallagher was in her second trimester of pregnancy and clayton's mother had died a few months ago. they were riding in a white 2007 chevy trailblazer when the driver lost control of the suv, barreled over the sidewalk, hit a fence and slammed into a tree. the driver and two other passengers were injured. >>> a young mother with a 2- year-old in the car is lucky she didn't get into a wreck. prince william county police say someone cut her brake line. the brakes wouldn't engage. fortunately, the vehicle eventually came to a safe stop. now a woodbridge, virginia man is under arrest for allegedly tampering with the car. police say 36-year-old kevin reilly of fall brook lane knows the car owner. >>> prince george's county police are trying to identify three people who robbed the 7- eleven on new year's eve. check out the surveillance photos. this is from a camera inside the store on livingston road. not easy to see their identities. police say

. >> reporter: nick clayton was described as the good friend. three other people were inside the suv when it crashed. the driver and two back seat passengers, including the 18- year-old connor hayes survived. police say all three were wearing seatbelts. it's not known if kaitlin or nicholas were buckled up. police continue to investigate. as friends and family try to keep with the loss and the sobering lesson of the death of two young people brought. >> reporter: people -- . >> people take drunk driving commercials and buzzed driving commercials as a joke. you will get grounded but your parents will pick up up -- you up from any situation and you will be alive. >> reporter: no word on funeral arrangements. the surviving victims are expected to be okay, laura? >> thank you. >>> a news alert out of fairfax county. two boaters found the body of a man floating in the bell haven marina. they discovered the body around 9:00. the medical examiner's office hasn't determined the cause of death yet. >>> a woman reported missing at fort belvoir has been fo

reporter: nick clayton was described as a good friend.ee other people were inside the suv when it crashed. the driver and two back seat passengers including 18-year- old conor hayes. they survived. police say all three wore seatbelts. it is not known if kaitlin gallagher or nicholas clayton were buckled up. as friends and family try to cope with their loss and the sobering lesson of the death of two young people has brought. >> people take drunk driving and buzzed driving commercials as a joke. when your parents say they really will pick you up from any situation, you're going to get grounded, but you're going to be alive. >>> the republican showdown hours way, we're getting in- depth analysis next. >>> later dozens of fires set in the middle of hollywood, police warning people to sleep with their lights on. tonight they caught their fire bug. [ cellphone rings ] hey honey! mom, we're dying. no you're not, you're just hungry. make some totino's pizza rolls. we don't have any! front... left, totino's. [ male announcer ] well done

and nick saban, head coach, took his team to see this before the national title game and we know how that ended. so good things happen when you see the movie "red tails", clayton how the weather is outside. >> cold. >> good morning, guys, it's a chilly one and the wind is blowing around out here and current wind chill temperatures in the low 20's. bundle up before you head outdoors, you'll need the gloves and jacket and fortunately, you your anot going to need the snow boots. and the snow drought will continue for new york city, elsewhere we have been talking about tim tebow a lot and the big game in new england, but we want to give the other game love that's going on today so at 1:30 p.m. pacific time the saints versus 49ers and the temperature, kickoff time should be about 63 degrees, some sunshine and much more pleasant than the game in the northeast that we're going to be looking at where kickoff temperatures should be 23 degrees. today's forecast across the northeast, sunshine across the i-95 corridor, as you head into interior parts of the northeast, lake effect snow showers tenning to linger, so they did see some snow on friday, also on thursday, and ag