Sam Martinez from Bellevue died of alcohol poisoning while pledging a WSU-recognized fraternity, Alpha Tau Omega.

More than five years after the tragic death of 19-year-old Sam Martinez at a fraternity event, the Washington Court of ...

The alcohol-poisoning death of 19-year-old Sam Martinez sparked outrage over hazing, and his parents sought changes in his name in an effort to protect future students . That led to new state laws ...

Washington State University freshman Sam Martinez died of acute alcohol poisoning after a 2019 fraternity event. His death, Pullman Police and WSU agreed, was the result of hazing at Alpha Tau ...

The Washington Court of Appeals has ruled a trial court errored last year when it dismissed a lawsuit against WSU for its role in a 2019 hazing death.

The Washington Court of Appeals has ruled that Washington State University (WSU) potentially bears some responsibility for ...

A result of Sam’s family’s advocacy, the Washington Legislature passed a law that increased the penalty for hazing in 2023 and in 2022 another that requires hazing education at universities and for ...

by Lynnanne Nguyen, KOMO News Reporter TOPICS: SEATTLE — More than five years after the tragic death of 19-year-old Sam Martinez at a fraternity event, the Washington Court of Appeals has ruled ...

Sam Martinez, a 19-year-old freshman from Bellevue, died from acute alcohol poisoning during a fraternity event at Alpha Tau Omega (ATO) in November 2019. Body camera footage and police ...