person A: My friend passed away in a car crash a couple days ago_comma_ I'm still in shock.
person B: Oh I'm sorry.  How are his family doing?
person A: They've been really closed up about the whole thing_comma_ I can't contact them or anything. They must be going through a tough time_comma_ I could not imagine.
person B: It's pretty hard to deal with.  One of my friend's buddies died in a car crash as well.