Penn State Frat Charged With Manslaughter After Leaving Drunk Pledge To Die
Kids are gonna be kids, but these ones were old enough to know better.
Last year, Timothy Piazza died from injuries he suffered during a drunken night pledging for the Theta Pi fraternity at Penn State University. 8 members of the frat have now been formally charged with involuntary manslaughter in his death. 10 other members were hit with numerous other charges.
During the “bid acceptance night”, which is the official induction to join the fraternity, 19-year-old Timothy Piazza suffered from multiple head injuries due to an over-consumption of alcohol.
As part of the initiation, fraternity members must undergo “the gauntlet”.
According to police reports, “the gauntlet” is a series of stations where members must consume four to five cups of alcohol in under two minutes. The object is to get really drunk, really fast.
After participating in “the gauntlet”, Piazza fell down steps leading to the basement. He acquired bruises to his abdomen and was carried back upstairs.
Frat house surveillance shows Piazza stumbling and hitting this head a few more times throughout the night before falling down the steps again. Other fraternity members delayed calling the ambulance, ignored another member who suggested Piazza was unconscious and tried to cover up the scene by throwing out any “evidence” of alcohol.
Other fraternity members delayed calling the ambulance, ignored another member who suggested Piazza was unconscious and tried to cover up the scene by throwing out any “evidence” of alcohol. -(Bossip)