In the Matter of Jacobs

Hadley, Judge.

{¶ 1} Appellant, Zachary L. Jacobs (“the appellant”), appeals the judgment of the Seneca County Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile Division, ordering him to make restitution for the funeral expenses of the victim of a vehicular homicide for which he was found delinquent. For the reasons that follow, we affirm the judgment of the trial court.

{¶ 2} The pertinent facts and procedural history are as follows. On August 6, 2001, the seventeen-year-old appellant was involved in a motor-vehicle accident with another vehicle being operated by Awilda M. Faber. At the time of the accident,…