A teen drunk driver and her friend’s parents charged for fatal February accident (includes video story)

On Dec. 4, a DeKalb County, Georgia grand jury indicted the teenage driver of a drunk driving crash that killed an Atlanta student in February. Hannah Hackemeyer, 18, now faces up to 30 years in prison.

Sumanth and Anindita Rao, the parents of crash survivor Ananya Rao, also face up to 10 years in prison for their role in the accident. According to DeKalb County District Attorney Sherry Boston, they watched their daughter, Hackemeyer and Sophia Lekiachvili, who was killed in the crash, share a bottle of wine.

“Halloween, homecoming, the last day of school . . . The Rao’s home was the party house,” said Boston.

The grand jury’s decision to indict Hackemeyer on Wednesday officially charges her with 10 crimes and the Raos with three.

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Julian Davis is a student at Florida International University, pursuing his Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism. Julian is Jamaican-American and is passionate about photography and the environment, always looking for a way to inspire others about the same. He currently works as a photographer for the school newspaper, PantherNOW. After graduation, Julian aspires to do investigative journalism focusing on environmental corruption.