Shawn Richard Gangloff, 15, dies and Austin Donovan Hall, 17, and Maxwell Elliott Dechter, 17, seriously injured after car driven by Hall, allegedly under the influence of alcohol, struck tree in Olney, Maryland

Hall was sentenced Thursday to eight years with all but 18 months suspended. The teenage driver in an alcohol-related crash that claimed the life of a student from Sherwood High School and left another severely injured was sentenced to 18 months behind bars Thursday at an emotional hearing that drew dozens of friends and relatives into a Rockville courtroom. For the two offenses, the guidelines called for three months in jail to six years in prison. Shawn Gangloff, 15, was ejected and later died from his injuries; Max Dechter, then 17, was severely injured and hospitalized for months. Austin Donovan Hall, now 18, lost control while driving 119 miles per hour on Labor Day weekend 2014 in a residential area of Olney, where the speed limit was 35.

A teenage driver was sentenced Thursday in a deadly crash that killed a 15-year-old friend, seriously injured another teen -- and left a family devastated. In the early-morning hours of Aug. 30, 2014, Hall's car left the roadway and hit a tree. On Thursday, Hall was sentenced to eight years, with all but 18 months suspended, for two charges: negligent manslaughter and causing life-threatening injury with a vehicle while impaired. Still, they hope that somehow their loss can be a reminder to young people to act responsibly. They have created wristbands in purple, his favorite color, to encourage his friends to act wisely.