A state judge on Wednesday sent the driver of a pickup truck involved in a fiery, fatal crash near Makua Cave in 2013 to jail for one year after seeing the defendant and the victim’s father hug each other in a tearful embrace.

The jail term is part of a five-year probation sentence for Kamealohanake- kaiaulu Wilbur-Delima.

Wilbur-Delima, 21, could have received a 10-year prison term for first-degree negligent homicide for the June 15, 2013, death of his friend, 16-year-old Zain Lalawai. He pleaded guilty to the charge in November.

But Circuit Judge Dexter Del Rosario said a 10-year prison term was not warranted for what he said was a bunch of teenagers playing around. He also noted that Wilbur-Delima has no prior convictions. In addition to the probation and jail term, Del Rosario ordered Wilbur-Delima to perform 100 hours of community service, based on Wilbur-Delima’s vow to share his story with other young people to prevent the kind of tragedy he caused.

Before hearing his sentence, Wilbur-Delima faced Lalawai’s family and apologized.

“I didn’t mean for that to happen. I love Zain. I think about him every day and I pray to him every day to help me make pono with you guys,” he said.

Lalawai’s father, Archie, and aunt Corrine Kyle hugged Wilbur-Delima despite the presence of state sheriff deputies who were there to maintain order in the courtroom and prevent contact with defendants.

When Wilbur-Delima apologized for waiting as long as he did to offer them closure, Archie Lalawai said: “Perfect timing. Three years on the nose.”

Kyle said, “We needed this.”

Senior Deputy Prosecutor Maurice Arrisgado told Del Rosario that Wilbur-Delima was drunk and speeding, despite pleas from his passengers to slow down. He said the truck crashed into a concrete barrier after Wilbur-Delima lost control of the vehicle while performing a stunt called a power slide, with two wheels off the pavement and two wheels on.

All the occupants were able to exit the truck and many of them, including Wilbur-Delima, fled the scene. Some of the teenagers told police they helped Lalawai out of the bed of the burning truck but don’t remember what happened to him after that.

After Honolulu firefighters put out the flames, they found Lalawai’s body near the truck. The Honolulu medical examiner said Lalawai died of a head injury he sustained in the crash and that he may have also suffered burns before he died.

Wilbur-Delima said he did go back to the burning truck to make sure nobody was still inside. He said he looked into the truck from the driver’s side. Lalawai’s body was found on the passenger side.