Cal Poly Suspends SAE Chapter: Death of Pledge under Investigation

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Update September 23 '09: Family Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit

http://www.statesman.com/blogs/conte..._wrongful.html

Excerpt:

The family of Carson Starkey, an 18-year-old from Austin who died in California last year after binge drinking with his fraternity, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the fraternity and members that they allege are responsible for his death.

Starkey was a freshman pledge of Sigma Aphla (sic) Epsilon at California Polytechnic State University and died in December 2008 after drinking at a fraternity event. He drank to the point of unconsciousness and was left in a vacant utility room by some of the older fraternity members, where he ultimately died, according to the lawsuit. His blood alcohol level was .39-.48, which the lawsuit states is the equivalent of surgical anesthesia. . . .

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Half-million dollar settlement reported (update Sept. 10, 2010)

News report (see below) is that one of the members of the fraternity -- the late Mr. Starkey's "big brother" -- will be responsible for paying the $500,000.

http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktl...,7547488.story