CALIFORNIA BRIEFING / SAN LUIS OBISPO
Results of an autopsy released Wednesday confirmed that an 18-year-old freshman at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo died of alcohol poisoning after a fraternity party.
Carson Starkey of Austin, Texas, had alcohol levels between 0.39% and 0.45% in his blood and other bodily fluids when he died Dec. 2, according to San Luis Obispo police. That concentration is roughly five times the legal limit for presumed intoxication in California.
Police said they believe Starkey’s death resulted from a hazing by members of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity, which he was pledging. Cal Poly officials have revoked the fraternity’s charter, barring it from holding events on campus.
Police said their investigation is continuing.
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