Georgia teacher is killed in a prank gone wrong

Описание: (9 Mar 2026)
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Gainesville, Georgia - 9 March 2026
1. Various of the Jason Hughes memorial at North Hall High School
2. Various of North Hall High School
3. Various of the street in Gainesville where Jason Hughes was struck
4. Various of the house in which Jason Hughes lived
STORYLINE:
It was a prank that turned deadly, authorities said.

A group of teenagers unspooled rolls of toilet paper outside the home of a beloved high school teacher who tripped in the street and was struck by a pickup truck as the pranksters started to drive away.

The 40-year-old teacher, Jason Hughes, died after being taken to a hospital late Friday, the Hall County Sheriff’s Office said. The 18-year-old driver of the pickup was arrested on a felony charge of vehicular homicide, and four other teens were charged with misdemeanors.

Hughes’ family said he knew and loved the five students involved and urged authorities to drop all charges against them.

Hughes taught math and helped coach golf, football and baseball at North Hall High School in Gainesville, about 55 miles (88 kilometers) northeast of Atlanta.

One of Hughes’ neighbors, Ty Talley, said the toilet paper prank was part of tradition in which North Hall students play practical jokes on teachers during prom season.

Students and Hughes’ fellow teachers left a makeshift memorial of flowers along a section of fence outside the school.

AP Video by Emilie Megnien

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