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A Georgia prosecutor said Friday that he has dropped the vehicular homicide charge against a teenager who struck a high school teacher with his car during a late-night prank gone wrong.<\/p>\n
Hall County Prosecutor Lee Darragh confirmed the dismissal to NBC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n The family of Jason Hughes, 40, the math teacher at North Hall High School who was killed, had previously said they wanted the charges dropped, The Daily Wire previously reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cThis is a terrible tragedy, and our family is determined to prevent a separate tragedy from occurring, ruining the lives of these students,\u201d the family said<\/a> in a statement to The New York Times last week. \u201cThis would be counter to Jason\u2019s lifelong dedication of investing in the lives of these children.\u201d<\/p>\n Darragh also dismissed reckless driving, criminal trespass, and littering charges against Jayden Wallace, 18, as well as criminal trespass and littering charges against four other 18-year-olds who were participating in the prank.<\/p>\n The Wallace family attorney said the situation was \u201can extremely sad and devastating accident,\u201d not a crime, according to NBC News. He also thanked Hughes\u2019 wife for her \u201cremarkable compassion and spirit of forgiveness in the face of the tremendous loss of her husband.\u201d<\/p>\n Hughes, a father of two, died on March 6 after being run over by a teen driver who was there with other students toilet-papering his trees. Hughes slipped near the car because of rain and was accidentally struck by the vehicle, according to NBC News<\/a>.<\/p>\n The teens stopped immediately and tried to administer first aid, but Hughes died of his injuries.<\/p>\n The prank was a tradition at the school, Hughes\u2019 family told<\/a> ABC News in a statement. Hughes knew the students were coming and was excited to catch them.<\/p>\n \u201cThe family wants to make clear that they knew these kids and they loved them, and these kids loved the Hugheses,\u201d the family said. \u201cThis was not a malicious act.\u201d<\/p>\n