A teenager who is facing criminal charges after a senior prank ended in tragedy is speaking out for the first time, pledging to live his life in a way that honors the beloved Georgia teacher who was killed in the devastating accident.
Jayden Wallace, an 18-year-old student at North Hall High School, is charged with first-degree vehicular homicide and other offenses after math teacher Jason Hughes, 40, slipped and was fatally struck by Wallace’s truck as he attempted to flee after covering Hughes’ Gainesville home with toilet paper on March 6. However, Hughes’ family isn’t blaming the teen and asking that charges being dropped over the incident.
