BELLEFONTE, PA. (THECOUNT) — A judge has dismissed most of the serious charges leveled against 7 college students in the hazing death of freshman, Tim Piazza of New Jersey.
Piazza, 19, suffered fatal injuries inside a Penn State fraternity house during a Beta Theta Pi fraternity hazing ceremony in 2017.
District Judge Carmine Prestia on Friday dismissed charges including involuntary manslaughter and reckless endangerment, saying the evidence is insufficient. But Prestia says six of the seven remaining defendants can be tried on less serious misdemeanor hazing charges. source
Tampering, hindering apprehension and obstruction charges were dismissed against the seventh defendant. Two others previously pleaded guilty.
Piazza died of severe head and abdominal injuries. Authorities say he consumed a dangerous amount of alcohol.
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