/*Jack Phoummarath*/'s parents, sisters and lawyer, as well as a representative from Mothers Against Drunk Driving, recounted the 18-year-old's death. They said the night he celebrated his initiation into Lambda Phi Epsilon, he was made to drink a tremendous amount of alcohol.
After Phoummarath passed out on December 10, 2005, his fraternity brothers dragged him upstairs to a garage apartment. They put him in a bed, eventually drew on his face with permanent marker, and then left him. Eight hours later, according to the investigation, the teen was still alive. But eventually, Phoummarath stopped breathing, and by the time anyone discovered him, it was too late.
The family's investigation was able to gather photos from the night of Jack's death. They say after he died, there was an effort on the part of the fraternity to destroy a lot of that evidence, but some was recovered, due to Facebook accounts and other sources.
The family wants to prevent further deaths. They have produced a graphic video to warn university students of the dangers of binge drinking.
"This family is trying to stop the ever-increasing hazing episodes," said Randy Sorrels, the Phoummarath's family attorney.
It is important to note that the fraternity won't pay much into the settlement because the organization doesn't have any insurance.
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