NewsJuly 31, 2017
Frat at Missouri sued over alleged near-fatal hazing case
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A former student at the University of Missouri's Columbia campus is suing a fraternity, its parent organization and three members over an alleged hazing he said left him with near-fatal alcohol poisoning...
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COLUMBIA, Mo. -- A former student at the University of Missouri's Columbia campus is suing a fraternity, its parent organization and three members over an alleged hazing he said left him with near-fatal alcohol poisoning.
Brandon Zingale's lawsuit Thursday in Boone County alleges he and other Kappa Alpha Order pledges were forced to participate in a September 2016 vodka-chugging contest.
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The lawsuit alleges after being taken by ambulance to a hospital nearly 10 hours after the drinking stunt, the unresponsive Zingale still had a blood-alcohol level of 0.41 -- five times more than the state's legal threshold for intoxication.
The lawsuit alleges the hazing came roughly two weeks after the fraternity had been placed on probation for alcohol infractions.
A Kappa Alpha Order spokesman declined to comment Friday.
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