Plymouth St. investigates hazing death

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12/18/2003

PLYMOUTH, N.H. -- Plymouth State University will begin disciplinary proceedings against nine female students involved in a hazing-related motor vehicle crash that killed senior Kelly Nester.
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Lawyers for three of the four Sigma Kappa Alpha sorority sisters had won a temporary restraining order against the university continuing with disciplinary hearings claiming it did not have enough time to prepare a defense.

But Grafton County Superior Court Judge Timothy Vaughn vacated the temporary restraining order last week.

Nester, 20, of Coventry, R.I., was one of 10 women in the SUV that crashed near campus on Oct. 20. The crash ejected her out the back window and injured the others, some of whom were blindfolded.

The SUV driver, Nicole Dalton of Rochester, 20, told police she skidded on wet leaves at the time of the crash. Police said Dalton may have been purposely jerking the steering wheel just before the accident, but her lawyer said that was not true.

Dean of Students Tim Keefe said he couldn't comment on specific cases but said, "We will be following normal adjudicatory processes where appropriate."