A failed school prank ended in the death of a teacher in Georgia.

The parents of a high school student charged in connection with the death of his teacher after a prank gone wrong have released a statement. They say the teacher "meant so much to our son, and the entire family feels deep remorse and sorrow," they write. The Guardian.

Last week, Jason Hughes, a 40-year-old teacher at North Hall High School in Georgia, was killed when he was run over by a student's car while driving away after a toilet paper prank.

Local authorities reported that on the evening of March 6, five teenagers came to Hughes' home to wrap trees on his property with toilet paper, intending to prank the teacher. Authorities say that as the children attempted to drive away in two cars, Hughes left the house, tripped, and fell onto the road, where he was accidentally run over by one of the cars.

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Authorities said the driver, identified as 18-year-old Jayden Ryan Wallace, and two other teenagers stopped to help Hughes while they waited for emergency services to arrive, but the teacher died after being taken to the hospital.

Wallace, who is legally considered an adult due to his age, is charged with first-degree negligent homicide while operating a vehicle, reckless driving, trespassing, and littering private property. The other four students are charged with trespassing and littering. According to ABC News, all five have been released on bail.

Hughes' family said he knew the students were coming to pull a prank, so he "waited and wanted to catch the pranksters in the act."

They said the rain caused Hughes to slip and fall onto the road in front of the car.

Hughes' family stated that he loved his students, and they loved him, and they fully support the dismissal of charges against all involved. The family called the incident a "horrible tragedy."

"Our family is determined to prevent another tragedy from devastating the lives of these students," the family said in a statement. "It would be contrary to Jason's lifelong commitment to investing in the lives of these children."

On Tuesday, March 10, Wallace's parents also released a statement, stressing that their family felt "deep remorse and sorrow for such a devastating loss to our community."

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"Jason Hughes meant so much to our son, Jayden," the parents noted. "He made time for Jay, invested his care and love in him, and had a profound impact on him. Along with the rest of our family, Jay expresses his deepest regret and sincerest apologies to the Hughes family."

Wallace issued a separate statement, saying, "I promise to live the rest of my life in a way that honors the memory of Master Hughes and upholds Christian values. He will never be forgotten."

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