US EditionNorthern Arizona University student died of alcohol poisoning following rush event, autopsy says
Three fraternity leaders were arrested on suspicion of hazing after an NAU student died from a blood-alcohol level over five times the legal driving limit, authorities said.
- On Monday, an autopsy confirmed a Northern Arizona University student, Colin Daniel Martinez, 18, died of alcohol poisoning after a fraternity house party.
- Documents released last month show Colin Daniel Martinez, 18-year-old student, shared two bottles of vodka with four fraternity candidates, some witnesses said they might have been diluted.
- Witnesses told investigators that they repositioned him, checked pulse and breathing, and researched alcohol-poisoning symptoms throughout the night.
- Three Delta Tau Delta leaders were arrested, the university suspended the fraternity, and the national organization voted to shutter the chapter.
- Amid national coverage, the Associated Press reported Monday that the Coconino County Attorney's Office is reviewing whether to file formal charges against the three leaders, who were 20 at the time.
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Arizona college student who died in booze-filled hazing incident had blood alcohol level more than 5 times legal driving limit: autopsy
A college fraternity pledge died in a horrific hazing incident after he was forced to drink an insane amount of alcohol — which left him with a blood-alcohol level more than five times the legal driving limit, his autopsy showed.
Student who died after rush event had blood-alcohol level of 0.425%, autopsy says
A Northern Arizona University student who drank an excessive amount of vodka at a fraternity house party died of alcohol poisoning, an autopsy released Monday shows. Colin Daniel Martinez, 18, was and couldn't be resuscitated, the report said. His blood-alcohol level was 0.425% — more than five…
Northern Arizona University student died of alcohol poisoning following rush event, autopsy says - The Boston Globe
The student's blood-alcohol level was 0.425 percent — more than five times the state’s legal limit for driving and an amount generally considered to be fatal.
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Northern Arizona University student died of alcohol poisoning following rush event, autopsy says
An autopsy report shows a Northern Arizona University died of alcohol poisoning after drinking an excessive amount of vodka during a fraternity party.
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