Two Atlanta-area Teens Charged After Fatal Crash

Atlanta, GA- Drunken driving is one of the leading causes fatal traffic accidents in the U.S. but despite knowing that many people get behind the wheel when they’ve had too many drinks.  Now, because of one teen’s thoughtless actions, a Dawsonville family lost their one of their cherished loved ones.
Paul Lewis Castell Jr., only 17, was killed in early June when he was ejected from a Dodge Ram truck after the teen driver lost control of his vehicle and slammed into a light pole off Kelly Mill Road in Forsyth County. Castell was in the back passenger seat and was pronounced dead on the scene. There were a total of four passengers in the truck and they all along with the driver suffered injuries.
During their investigation, police discovered that the driver in the truck Adam Robert Joseph Di Millo, 17, was intoxicated. Police charged De Millo with first degree homicide by vehicle, DUI and underage possession of alcohol, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported.
And it appears that Di Millo has been cited for underage drinking before. 11Alive news reported the 17 year-old was on probation for underage consumption of alcohol after he was stopped while walking near his home. He was release to his parents but was stopped again, a little over half an hour later, and arrested for leaving his home intoxicated.
A day following the accident, police arrested,  Jeremiah Funke, 18,  after they discovered that De Millo and his four passengers had just left a party at the teen’s house. Funke’s parents were out of time when the party was held. Funke has been charged with possession of marijuana, possession/consumption of alcohol by a minor, and maintaining a disorderly house.
According to reports, friends at the party offered to driver De Millo home but he refused. That bad decision lead to the death of one person and has now landed him in serious legal trouble. A night of seemingly innocent fun turned into a tragedy within a matter of seconds leaving one family to pick up the pieces of their shattered lives.
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