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US teacher killed after toilet paper prank goes wrong

US teacher killed after toilet paper prank goes wrong

Summary

A high school teacher in Georgia, Jason Hughes, died after being accidentally run over during a toilet paper prank by students. The student driver has been charged with vehicular homicide, though the teacher's family wishes for the charges to be dropped.

Key Facts

  • Jason Hughes, a high school teacher, was killed outside his home in Georgia during a prank.
  • Students carried out a "toilet paper prank" by throwing toilet paper over trees.
  • Hughes slipped and fell on a wet surface while trying to surprise the students.
  • As students tried to flee, one of them accidentally ran over Hughes with a car.
  • The student driver, Jayden Ryan Wallace, has been charged with vehicular homicide and other charges.
  • Hughes's family wants all charges against the students to be dropped.
  • Community members have set up a memorial at the school where Hughes worked.
  • Hughes's wife praised him as a loved and respected teacher.

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