Teen sentenced in crash that killed Alpharetta family of 6


Luke Resecker (Texas Department of Public Safety)

November 11, 2025 at 6:31 p.m. UTC
By WSBTV.com News Staff

DALLAS, TX — A teenager has learned his fate after he was convicted in a crash that killed a family of six from Alpharetta.

On Oct. 31, the Johnson and Somervell County District Attorney’s Office announced that Luke Garrett Resecker, now 19, was sentenced to 65 years for causing a fatal head-on crash on December 26, 2023.

The then-17-year-old was charged with six counts of intoxication manslaughter, two counts of intoxication assault, possession of a controlled substance, penalty group 2 and possession of marijuana.

The Texas Department of Public Safety deputies said the six people killed were traveling in a Honda Odyssey on U.S. 67 North when a Chevrolet Silverado tried to pass another car in a no-passing zone. The truck hit the Odyssey head-on. …The driver and passenger of the truck, Resecker and 17-year-old Preston Glass, were also taken to the hospital in critical condition.

{snip}