Prank Gone Wrong: Georgia Teacher Fatally Struck by Teen Driver
TL;DR
A Georgia math teacher and football coach, 40-year-old Jason Hughes, was accidentally run over and killed outside his Gainesville home by an 18-year-old student during a toilet-paper rolling prank. Five teens were arrested, including the driver on first-degree vehicular homicide, with four others charged for trespass and littering; all were released on bond. Hughes’s widow has urged that charges be dropped as the community mourns a respected educator and mentor.
- Georgia teacher killed by student driving away from prank gone wrong The Guardian
- Georgia Teacher Is Killed After Teenagers’ Prank Goes Wrong The New York Times
- Family of teacher who died in student prank gone wrong supports dropping charges Yahoo
- 18-year-old student charged after North Hall High School teacher dies during prank, deputies say 11Alive.com
- Georgia teacher is killed by student in prank gone wrong BBC
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