[12][13] At 10:48 am, 911 was called, Piazza being taken initially to Mount Nittany Medical Center, only to be sent to Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center for emergency treatment. He looked like a corpse, he said. Among federal bills introduced includes the Report and Educate About Campus Hazing (REACH) Act, which hopes to reduce hazing on college campuses and educate the community on hazing. Timothy Piazza, who grew up in Readington Township in Hunterdon County, died on Feb. 4, 2017, in a hospital after falling at a Penn State fraternity house on Feb. 2. [8][9][4][5] It was later found that Piazza may have had a blood alcohol content level of .36. He tries to get on his feet using his hands and falls over. The fraternity brother apparently leaves him on the ground. In total, around 13 hours of Piazza's final moments were recorded. Lawyers for the victim's family described the video as "gruesome." Sixteen Penn State fraternity brothers were in court Monday, all facing charges connected with the death of a pledge. Fraternity members put a backpack containing textbooks on him so he would not suffocate on his own vomit, the jury wrote. Next he gets up again and walks into the side of the stairs railing, and falls down onto the stone floor, the video appears to show. His fall was not captured on surveillance cameras, but . Thats our goal. [2][4][5][1] The Gauntlet tasked each pledge to engage in alcohol consumption of various beverages in quick succession, including beer, vodka, and wine. Nationwide, the Piazzas continue to foster a dialogue on hazing and its consequences. By Emily Shapiro and Rachel Wenzlaff March 26, 2018, 12:25 PM This page was last edited on 18 January 2023, at 18:41. Two hours later, he was carried out of the basement by four fraternity brothers. Further controversy emerged when it was found some brothers had tried to erase a basement surveillance video of them giving Piazza 18 drinks within fewer than 90 minutes. Connect with TODAY Online!Visit TODAY's Website: http://on.today.com/ReadTODAYFind TODAY on Facebook: http://on.today.com/LikeTODAYFollow TODAY on Twitter: http://on.today.com/FollowTODAYFollow TODAY on Google+: http://on.today.com/PlusTODAYFollow TODAY on Instagram: http://on.today.com/InstaTODAYFollow TODAY on Pinterest: http://on.today.com/PinTODAYPenn State Hazing Case: Tim Piazzas Final Hours Shown On Video | TODAY Joking among themselves. [1][2] On-paper, it appeared his most ideal fraternity to join, as Beta Theta Pi saw Piazza as one of their top picks, with many members also studying engineering or biology. Why wouldnt they want to help a person who was hurt? But thats not all thats happening. [2][4][5] Jonah Neuman attached a backpack containing several books onto Piazza, also to stop him from potentially choking on his own vomit. These guides help people quickly understand social and emotional concepts to put them into action. Jim and Evelyn continue to encourage states to adopt stricter laws regarding hazing. Shortly before 2 a.m., Piazza falls off the couch and the video appears to show Ems throw a shoe at his head. His chest was bare, his breathing heavy and he had blood on his face. He felt cold to the touch, his skin was pale and his eyes were half-open, according to the grand jury report. Timothy Piazza, 19, from New Jersey died after falling down a flight of stairs during a hazing ritual at the Beta Theta Pi fraternity house. [2][4][5][1] They performed a series of tests to determine the engineering student's status. Additionally, a student filmed Piazza in his compromised state before uploading it to Snapchat. [2][4][5][1], Thus, on 2nd February 2017, Piazza would undergo the same binge-drinking hazing ritual, nicknamed "The Gauntlet". Piazza suffered a traumatic brain injury from several falls, including one down a set of basement stairs, according to a grand jury investigation. Read the entire grand jury report on desktop at the bottom of this article. Moments later, fraternity brother Greg Rizzo sent a group text message saying Piazza had fallen down the stairs and might actually be a problem.. [11] It therefore also remains missing. [18][19] By January 2019, 13 guilty pleas were made, most receiving probation, fines, and community service. "They want to remember their son as the bright, young handsome man who he was not a man who they know from the grand jury written report was left to struggle bare-chested on the floor in the middle of the night.". At the start of Monday's hearing, an attorney for one of the accused stood up to argue that the court appearances should be severed, meaning that they should happen separately so the judge could rule on the individual merits of each case. He looked dead. Defense attorneys argued in court that because police and EMTs don't appear to immediately perform CPR or chest pumps on Piazza, that the court shouldn't expect their clients to have done so either. . [2][4] Unbalanced, he fell down the basement stairs, rendering him not unconscious, but also rupturing his spleen that caused blood to pour into his abdomen. [3] He was described as "the kind of person everyone strives to be like". "This was an extraordinarily difficult day for the Piazza family," he said. [10] The pledges, all clearly intoxicated, then returned to the living room. STATE COLLEGE, Pa. Through grand jury testimony, police questioning and a review of Beta Theta Pi's complex video surveillance system, authorities have put together a harrowing narrative of the last hours of Timothy Piazza's life, from when he began the hazing ritual at the Penn State University fraternity, his fall down 15 feet of basement stairs to the 911 call for help the following morning and the desperate attempts by doctors to save his life. The fraternity members appear agitated and at one point a shoving match erupts between two men. [4][1] In May 2017, 18 Beta Theta Pi members were charged with a variety of crimes, including involuntary manslaughter, reckless endangerment, providing alcohol to someone underage, hazing, and for tampering of evidence. About an hour later, while the video is in black and white in night-vision mode, it appears to show Piazza moving into the fetal position many times, also cradling his head a few times. There was an error processing your request. The report also said that doctors concluded Piazza suffered from "multiple traumatic brain injuries," including a fractured skull and a lacerated spleen, which resulted in 80 percent of his blood supply in his abdominal cavity.At 9:21 p.m. Feb. 2, the fraternity's video surveillance system captured Piazza wearing khakis, a button-down shirt and a sports jacket, the required uniform for pledges to Beta Theta Pi. Additionally, since February 2017, Piazzas death has sparked a transformation in Penn State greek life, Pennsylvania hazing law and the national conversation on hazing. Family attorney Tom Kline told NBC News outside court that this was an tough day for Piazza's relatives, some of whom walked out just before the video started playing. The fraternity brothers were seen standing around Piazza but the prosecution pointed out that no one administered CPR. The Centre County District Attorney said the video confirms that pledge Timothy Piazza was given 18 drinks in just over one hour and 22 minutes. Piazza gets up again and walks toward the front door, before he staggers and slams into the door, the video appears to show. This article has been tagged as NSFL due to its disturbing subject matter. Thankfully the judge quickly brought them in order, Jim Piazza said after court. [2][4] The reason he was taken to a private clinic was to avoid the University Health Services becoming suspicious and potentially detecting hazing. While the state laws that the Piazzas advocate for deal with the crime of hazing, federal laws they promote deal with accountability and transparency. Other attorneys quickly stood up and made the same argument, but the prosecutor strongly objected, and the judge ruled against the defendants. Their consensus was that taking the picture wasnt a moral decision. One of them tries to pull his fingers apart. The video shows Rizzo take off Piazzas shirt and position him on the couch. DaniellaSilva is a reporter for NBC News, focusing on education and how laws, policies and practices affect students and teachers. 2023 Cable News Network. [2][4][5][1] It should be noted that he along with 11 others were under the minimum drinking age of 21. Dave Scicchitano testified. We have a lot more to go.. Going through the highlights of the Penn State and State College news so you don't have to. This was an alcohol poisoning, followed by callous, reckless, inhumane behavior, Kline said. As the minutes tick by, without calling for help, prosecutors said "it appears they are cleaning him.". Note: Some of the following grand jurytestimony is graphic in nature. When they do, its their fault and its funny, so other people have the right to record it. Confrontations among defense lawyers and Centre County District Attorney Stacy Parks Miller grew increasingly contentious as the day went on, leading District Judge Allen Sinclair to admonish the parties. He was in the house. He was subsequently found at the bottom of the steps after apparently falling face-first. In 2023, Its Not That Deep co-hosts Olivia Estright and Phoebe Cykosky plan to leave plenty of their issues and struggles behind. The video appears to show fraternity members pouring beer on him; Piazza appeared unconscious at one point but was later seen moving. Fraternity members did not call 911 until the morning of Feb. 3, about 12 hours after Piazza's fall, according to a report on the grand jury's investigation. Another pledge testified before the grand jury that he woke up at about 7 a.m. and saw Piazza on a couch. The cameras recorded Piazza drinking vodka and beer shortly thereafter, and an hour later, needing help to walk from an area near the basement stairs to a couch, staggering and hunched over. Prosecutors showed the video for the first time Monday in a preliminary hearing to determine if there's enough evidence to go to trial. [2][4][5][1] However, this did not deter members from conducting illegal binge drinking hazing rituals onto the fraternity's new and underage pledges during recruitment, often ending in serious consequences. A little later, another brother went downstairs for a drink of water and walked Piazza to another room. Did you encounter any technical issues? [2][4] Piazza was now making involuntary movements, and after two students fell on him after engaging in drunken wrestling nearby, he began twitching and vomiting. Gabe Gutierrez and Bill O'Reilly reported from Bellefonte, Pennsylvania, and Daniella Silva reported from New York. A slew of fraternity members are accused of failing to render appropriate aid to Piazza, and some are alleged to have physically assaulted him while trying to wake him. ", Penn State President Eric Barron said, "There are other measures being discussed and will be instituted over time -- all with a focus on prevention, monitoring and enforcement. [2][4][5][1], After sitting down on the couch, he reluctantly stood up upon being requested to by fraternity brothers. and our The Associated Press contributed to this article. Jim said university action often talks at students, but he and Evelyn speak from the heart and bring emotion into the conversation in an attempt to make students feel it in their stomach, feel it in their heart.. Jim Piazza pauses as he addresses the media during a press conference explaining their role and feelings of new Timothy J. Piazza Antihazing legislation during the second Penn State Beta Theta Pi preliminary hearing at the Centre County Courthouse on Friday, March 23, 2018. [20], As of 2023, Pennsylvania v. Alpha Upsilon et al. The Piazzas, among many others, hope to change that. A doctor calculated that Piazza's blood-alcohol content at the time he fell down the stairs was between .28 and .36 percent. "This attempt to blame somebody who had no hand in what happened is just proof of how some of these defendants are going to go to try and exonerate themselves," she said. At the end of the day, I'm accountable for it all, I'll be the one going to court, paying for attorney, and maybe put in jail. [11][1][4][2] Piazza again managed to stagger around, only to end up falling down to the basement, this time with nobody around to assist him for the next three hours. The video shows Piazza staggering through the house the. The university has banned or suspended numerous greek life organizations since Piazzas death. IE 11 is not supported. 9:06 PM EDT, Tue June 13, 2017, Hearing begins on fraternity hazing death case. And thats hard. Police and EMTs then arrived at the house. If we hold people accountable, pretty soon the culture will change, Jim said. Piazza is limp and has a visible bruise on his abdomen. "Its something that you just cant think could be possible, anywhere, let alone in a fraternity house on a campus of an American university. [17][15][2] This included all involuntary manslaughter and aggravated assault charges, resulting in about 14 members now being charged with a total of 328 counts by November 2017. [6][7][2] He was aghast when he learned current members were already causing serious damage to the renovated house. A Warner Bros. 5th May 2017 report listing the charges of those involved and findings of fact concerning the case. Timothy John Piazza had graduated from Hunterdon Central Regional High School, and became a sophomore mechanical engineering student at Pennsylvania State University. [3][1], While a coroner report initially deemed Piazza's death accidental, a police investigation would swiftly commence. remains ongoing, with two defendants, Young and Casey, having yet to be tried after appealing that evidence on their mobile phones and elsewhere should be suppressed. He heard Piazza groaning, and eventually he saw Piazza roll off the couch and land on the floor. [4][5][2][1] The vandalism was especially concerning to Donald G. Abbey, a Beta Theta Pi alumnus, who had provided $3.5 million in funding to renovate his former fraternity's house from 2005 to 2007. For an optimal experience . Prosecutors in Pennsylvania are set to announce on May 5, 2017, the results of a grand jury investigation into the death of the Penn State student, Timothy Piazza, who fell down steps Feb. 4, during an alcohol-fueled pledge ceremony. Piazza was pronounced dead at the Hershey Medical Center the morning of Feb. 4, 2017. His death caused Penn State to permanently ban Beta Theta Pi and sent numerous former brothers to court for their roles in the alcohol-fueled rituals leading up to Piazzas death and the deletion of security footage depicting the fatal night. Two others waived their right to a hearing. Privacy Policy. He fell onto a stone floor at 5 a.m. Fifteen minutes later, a fraternity member went downstairs for a drink of water. More than two hours later the video shows a group of men carrying him back to the couch around 9:30 a.m. His body is rigid as the men stand around, some with their hands on their hips. Ultimately, Jim said he hopes to continue the dialogue on hazing, increase transparency in greek life and harshen the punishments for hazing. Throughout the night, Piazza is rolling on the floor, getting up, stumbling back down and slamming into the stairs or furniture, the video shows. All night long, Piazza is either holding his stomach, lying down in a fetal position, or holding his head. He was about to run "the gauntlet," one of the fraternity's initiation rituals. A judge will decide if there is enough evidence to go to trial and the surveillance video played in court today is a key part of that evidence. His chest was bare, his breathing heavy and he had blood on his face. He felt cold to the touch, his skin was pale and his eyes were half-open, according to the grand jury report.During the next 42minutes, fraternity brothers shook him, tried to prop him up, covered him with a blanket, wiped his face and tried to dress him but were unsuccessful "due to the stiffness of Timothy's body. [28][1][2] The University imposed several restrictions that saw Beta Theta Pi be permanently banned as a chapter, recruitment moved from fall to spring semester, stricter enforcement preventing underage drinking, and potentially enforcing that all Greek-letter organisations must be completely dry if further abuse occurs.[29]. "The want to remember their son as the young, bright, handsome, full of life person who he was. One takes a look at him and keeps walking. [16] He was later acquitted of tampering with evidence and obstruction of justice but was found guilty of hindering apprehension. These measures augment a series of actions taken earlier this year, which are being made permanent. That never happened in the past, he said. Piazza family attorney Tom Kline told ABC News today, "The video is horrific, it is gruesome, it is something that you couldnt imagine until youve seen it.". The law created tiers for hazing in Pennsylvania, stipulated that institutions must release hazing reports, established categories of organizational and institutional hazing, and required institutions and high schools to adopt and enforce a written anti-hazing policy. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast. "[The chapter adviser] obviously was involved in having knowledge of the social agenda, what was going on at various times, Ambrose said. Fraternity members tried to dress Piazza but couldn't because his body was too rigid, the detective said. You have permission to edit this article. Piazza, a 19-year-old sophomore and pledge at Beta Theta Pi, died on Feb. 4 after he fell down the stairs during a pledge ceremony at the house on the night of Feb. 2. As Timothy Piazza was slowly dying at the Beta Theta Pi's pledge event on Feb. 2, he was surrounded by people who not only refused to help him but were either unimpressed or entertained by his suffering. Additionally, the Educational Notification and Disclosure of Actions risking Loss of Life by Hazing Act (END ALL Hazing Act) would require institutions to report hazing allegations to campus and local law enforcement and create a website to identify student organizations that have hazed in the past five years. Just over a year after Piazzas death, Pennsylvania Senator Jake Corman introduced the Timothy J. Piazza Antihazing Bill to Pennsylvania legislature. In fact, his death rewrote Pennsylvania hazing law. [2] Members were now forbidden to consume alcohol within the vicinity, and so it became known as a "dry" fraternity. [2][4] After being assisted by brothers to bed, Davis was taken to a private care clinic the morning, where he recovered but suffered a forehead scar. I know that the number of violations has gone down, I know that theres been situations where people have picked up the phone and called 911, so weve got that discussion going, and I think we have that discussion going nationally, Jim said. The Piazzas have acted as catalysts for much of the push for hazing reform at a university, statewide and national level. The surveillance video shows Piazza chugging from a bottle of liquor early in the night and chugging a beer at another point. Further controversy emerged when it was found some brothers had tried to erase a basement surveillance video of them giving Piazza 18 drinks within fewer than 90 minutes. NBCs Gabe Gutierrez reports for TODAY. Subscribe to TODAY: http://on.today.com/SubscribeToTODAY Watch the latest from TODAY: http://bit.ly/LatestTODAYAbout: TODAY brings you the latest headlines and expert tips on money, health and parenting. For the first time, prosecutors showed surveillance video from the night Timothy Piazza died. [2] With him also concerned with the rising hazing rituals commencing at the fraternity, Abbey decided to install over 14 CCTV cameras across the house to monitor behaviour and enhance emergency responses. As the evening wears on the video jumps to Piazza lying in a fetal position on the ground, rolling around. But Piazza felldown three steps and the fraternity brother steppedover him and lefthim there.Anotherpledgetestified before the grand jury that he woke up at about 7 a.m. and saw Piazza on a couch. His lawyer, Rocco Cipparone Jr., said Bonatucci never handed any alcohol to Piazza that night and was not involved in the discussions of whether to call for help. [2][4][5][1] However, when Davis appeared and tried to assist Piazza, an angered Neuman threw him against a wall. If you're interested in submitting a Letter to the Editor, click here. The death of Timothy Piazza, an engineering student and Beta Theta Pi fraternity pledge, put Penn State on the frontline of an ongoing national battle: how to control fraternities and sororities. Timothy Piazza, a 19-year-old sophomore from New Jersey, grabbed the bottle and turned it upside down, taking a long swig. "An analysis of a fraternity brother's cellphone found that during that time he searched the phrases "falling asleep after head injury," "cold extremities in drunk person" and "binge drinking, alcohol, bruising or discoloration, cold feet and cold hands. [2][4] After becoming severely intoxicated, Davis fell and suffered a gash to his forehead. STATE COLLEGE, Pa. 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