Alcohol poisoning

Family sues Bowling Green State University over hazing death

June 23, 2022 GMT

BOWLING GREEN, Ohio (AP) — The family of a student who died from alcohol poisoning while pledging a fraternity sued Bowling Green State University on Thursday, alleging the Ohio school knew about but didn’t stop hazing in Greek life there and should be held responsible.

Child dies after drinking whiskey; grandmother, mom jailed

April 22, 2022 GMT

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A 4-year-old girl is dead after her grandmother allegedly forced her to drink a bottle of whiskey while her mother watched, Baton Rouge Police said.

Sgt. L’Jean McKneely, a police spokesperson, told news outlets the little girl's grandmother, Roxanne Record, 53, and mother, Kadjah Record, 29, were arrested Friday, each on a charge of first-degree murder.

Sheriff: Baby dies of alcohol poisoning, parents arrested

April 19, 2022 GMT

DALLAS, Ga. (AP) — A Georgia mother and father have been arrested on murder charges in the death of their 4-week-old baby by alcohol poisoning, authorities said Tuesday.

Sydnei Dunn, 24, and Marquis Colvin, 25, were arrested last Thursday — the day the child died — by the Paulding County Sheriff's Office in suburban Atlanta.

Inslee signs law intended to reduce hazing incidents

March 31, 2022 GMT

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — After Washington State University freshman Sam Martinez died from alcohol poisoning after a fraternity event in 2019, his parents became determined to prevent similar tragedies.

Fraternity pledge’s death a year ago spurs changes in hazing

By JOHN SEEWERMarch 7, 2022 GMT

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — During the year since a fraternity pledge died from alcohol poisoning, Bowling Green State University has hired a hazing prevention coordinator and made it easier for students to tell the school about hazing, resulting in more reports.

Report: Alcohol-related deaths in Wisconsin rose 25% in 2020

January 13, 2022 GMT

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Alcohol-related deaths in Wisconsin rose almost 25% in 2020, according to a report released Thursday.

Data compiled by the nonpartisan Wisconsin Policy Forum shows 1,077 Wisconsin residents died of alcohol-related causes in 2020, up from 865 in 2019.

Ex-fraternity member pleads guilty to hazing in teen’s death

December 21, 2021 GMT

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A former Virginia Commonwealth University student pleaded guilty Tuesday to hazing and serving alcohol to a minor in connection with a 19-year-old freshman’s death from alcohol poisoning after a fraternity party.

Officials: 22 die in Istanbul from bootleg alcohol poisoning

December 17, 2021 GMT

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — At least 22 people have died in Istanbul and 16 others have been hospitalized and are in serious condition after drinking bootleg alcohol, the local governor’s office said Friday, as authorities intensified a crackdown on counterfeit drinks across Turkey ahead of New Year's celebrations.

3 former WSU frat members plead guilty to alcohol charges

September 28, 2021 GMT

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Three former Washington State University fraternity members have been sentenced to eight months of probation after they pleaded guilty to supplying liquor to a minor on the same night a 19-year-old freshman died of alcohol poisoning at an initiation event.

11 indicted in fraternity pledge’s alcohol poisoning death

September 24, 2021 GMT

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Eight Virginia Commonwealth University students have been charged with hazing in a fraternity pledge's death from alcohol poisoning after a party earlier this year, officials said Friday.

VCU to ban alcohol at Greek events after student’s death

August 10, 2021 GMT

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — After a fraternity pledge’s death from alcohol poisoning after a party earlier this year, Virginia Commonwealth University announced Monday that it will ban alcohol at fraternity and sorority events, publish misconduct instances online and pause new-member recruitment.

Former fraternity member pleads not guilty in student death

July 1, 2021 GMT

COLFAX, Wash. (AP) — A former Washington State University fraternity member has pleaded not guilty to two counts of furnishing liquor to a minor the night a student died of alcohol poisoning during a fraternity event.

VCU expels fraternity chapter after student death

June 3, 2021 GMT

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Commonwealth University announced the expulsion of a fraternity from campus Thursday following a pledge’s death from alcohol poisoning after a fraternity party.

Prosecutor files charges in death of WSU fraternity pledge

June 2, 2021 GMT

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — The Whitman County prosecutor has filed criminal charges against 15 current or former members of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity at Washington State University following the death of a student from alcohol poisoning.

Medical examiner: VCU student died of alcohol poisoning

May 25, 2021 GMT

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A Virginia Commonwealth University student found dead after a fraternity party in February died of alcohol poisoning, the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner said.

Report: Ohio fraternity knew dangers before hazing death

By JOHN SEEWERMay 14, 2021 GMT

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Fraternity members in Ohio who organized an alleged hazing ritual that led to the alcohol poisoning death of a 20-year-old pledge in March were well aware of how dangerous it could be, said an investigation released Friday.

Police recommend charges in frat alcohol poisoning death

February 25, 2021 GMT

PULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Pullman police are recommending misdemeanor charges for seven fraternity members involved in the heavy drinking that led to a 19-year-old Washington State University student’s death by alcohol poisoning...

LSU’s review request denied in case of frat pledge’s death

December 8, 2020 GMT

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has turned away an appeal from Louisiana State University, which spent years arguing that it should be immune from a lawsuit filed by the parents of a fraternity pledge from Georgia who died of acute alcohol poisoning...

Court: Suit against LSU in frat pledge’s death can continue

May 14, 2020 GMT

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A federal appeals court said the parents of a Louisiana State University freshman who died during a hazing ritual can pursue a lawsuit that accuses the university of committing sexual discrimination when disciplining sororities and fraternities...

Alcohol poisoning death toll in Russian city rises to 49

By VLADIMIR ISACHENKOVDecember 19, 2016 GMT

MOSCOW (AP) — The death toll from alcohol poisoning in a Siberian city has risen to at least 49 Monday after the victims consumed a counterfeit bath lotion containing deadly methanol.

Local officials in Irkutsk went house-to-house in search for more victims and introduced a state of emergency Monday, while the Russian government called for tighter regulation of the alcohol market...