Homicide charge dropped against Georgia teen after teacher’s prank death
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A Georgia prosecutor dropped vehicular homicide charges against an 18-year-old, Jayden Ryan Wallace, after a prank resulted in the death of a high school teacher, Jason Hughes. Hughes died on March 6th after slipping and falling into the street as Wallace drove away from Hughes's home, where the teen and four other students were toilet-papering the yard as part of a school tradition. The incident occurred in Gainesville, Georgia, near North Hall High School, where Hughes taught and coached. The victim's family requested that charges be dropped against the teens, who had stopped to help Hughes after the accident. Misdemeanor charges against the other four students involved were also dropped. Wallace's lawyer stated that the incident was a tragic accident and that Wallace considered Hughes a mentor.
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