Thoughts?

This happened last night...
I have a 14 year old son Ayden. He went to a HS basketball game and after the game he rode in a car with a kid who only has his ‘learners permit’ to his house. I’m not happy about it at all. He says I’m overreacting and being too protective.
 I am a stay at home mom and he knows I’m always available for rides. Before the game he had already mentioned that he may need a ride after the game. I never got the call. He says the other kids in the car have parents who don’t even care. I say that’s a bunch of bull. Or maybe they don’t know and if they knew they’d care. I’ve told my kids, DO NOT LIE TO ME! I don’t like liars. He thinks that he should have just lied to me and told me the parents gave him a ride.
 I have a brother who died in a car accident when he was 15. I know how kids are. Especially with a car full of teenagers, it’s too easy to get distracted. It worries me. I don’t want to bury any of my babies. I’ve buried a brother, a best friend and a husband and I know those influence my thoughts as a parent, but shouldn’t they? I need your thoughts. Am I overreacting?