The household of a College of Missouri pupil who died throughout a visit to Nashville has filed a wrongful demise lawsuit towards his former fraternity and pledge brothers almost a 12 months after his demise.
Riley Pressure, 22, was discovered lifeless within the Cumberland River almost two weeks after he disappeared from an evening out in Nashville on March 8, 2024.
The lawsuit, filed by Pressure’s household on March 21 in Boone County, Missouri, is towards the College of Missouri chapter of the Delta Chi, as his household is working to carry his fraternity chargeable for his demise.
Pressure’s household claims that his demise was a “result of the carelessness and negligence” of the fraternity, in accordance with the lawsuit first obtained by WZTV.
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Riley Pressure was final seen out with associates on Broadway Road in Nashville on the night of March 8. His physique was recovered within the Cumberland River on March 22. (household handout)
“After Riley was abandoned, but prior to his death, he experienced conscious pain and suffering,” the lawsuit reads. “As a direct and proximate result of defendants’ negligence, Riley suffered severe injuries, ultimately resulting in his death on March 22, 2024.”
The lawsuit added that Pressure suffered “extreme physical and emotional damage, and pain and suffering prior to his death.”
Pressure even initially declined to attend the fraternity’s annual formal journey to Nashville in 2024, in accordance with the lawsuit, however determined to attend “after continued peer pressure from his fraternity brothers.”
The 36-page lawsuit lists 32 people, together with Delta Chi chapter presidents, recruitment chairs, and quite a few fraternity leaders and brothers.
Mizzou pupil Riley Pressure, 22, had been lacking since March 8 after he disappeared in downtown Nashville. (The Metropolitan Nashville Police Division)
Pressure’s household argues that the Delta Chi fraternity and its members had been negligent in taking correct precautions to make sure all fraternity members could be protected and did not intervene when Pressure was visibly impaired.
The submitting goes on to accuse the fraternity of a number of negligent acts, together with failing to have correct security measures in place for the occasion, permitting extreme consuming on the constitution buses that transported the fraternity to Nashville, regardless of fraternity insurance policies that ought to have prohibited such conduct and the absence of chaperons or advisors, amongst different accusations.
In keeping with the lawsuit, a number of fraternity members seen Pressure was displaying uncommon habits, noting he struggled to talk, stroll and work together with others.
Pressure was described as “virtually incoherent” by the point the group reached the final bar of the evening and was seen “leaning against walls to stay upright, stumbling up and down steps, and was completely unable to speak or communicate, and needed help,” in accordance with the lawsuit.
Riley Pressure was final seen at Luke Bryan’s bar in downtown Nashville simply earlier than 10 p.m. Friday on March 8, 2024. (Google Maps/ A Voice for the Unvoiced)
“When a bar kicked Riley out, Riley’s fraternity brothers had two options: 1) go with Riley, make sure he was safe, and take care of him; or 2) continue to party. Riley’s Delta Chi brothers chose to continue partying,” the lawsuit learn.
The lawsuit continued and said that after Pressure was kicked out of the bar, he was misplaced and with out assist and stumbled within the mistaken path in the direction of the Cumberland River, a four-minute stroll from the bar his fraternity brothers had seen him final at.
“Rather than having the support of his brothers, Riley was abandoned and alone,” the grievance said.
The lawsuit continued and claims that Pressure’s roommates noticed “that Riley was not in the room and did nothing.”
“There was no search, no panic, and no one called 911 to report that Riley had failed to make the twelve (12) minute walk back to the hotel in over three hours. The fraternity brothers did not even think to call Riley’s parents, they simply got ready for bed and went to sleep,” the lawsuit learn.
A report launched by the TABC releases Nashville bars from wrongdoing after school pupil Riley Pressure disappeared the evening of March eighth. (Getty Photographs, Related Press)
Pressure’s household is looking for a jury trial in addition to looking for damages for medical, funeral, and burial bills, and compensation for his ache and struggling earlier than his demise.
Roughly two weeks after Pressure disappeared, on March 22, a employee at an organization based mostly alongside the Cumberland River reported seeing a physique to police, who had been later in a position to affirm Pressure’s identification.
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A medical expert decided that Pressure’s blood alcohol degree was .228 – greater than twice the authorized restrict – when he died, and he additionally had Delta 9 in his system, per the toxicology report beforehand reviewed by Fox Information Digital.
Along with the excessive alcohol content material, proof of caffeine, nicotine and marijuana was present in Pressure’s blood.
Pressure’s causes of demise had been listed as drowning and ethanol intoxication, and his method of demise was deemed unintended.
Fox Information Digital’s Audrey Conklin contributed to this report.
Stepheny Worth is a author for Fox Information Digital and Fox Enterprise. She covers subjects together with lacking individuals, homicides, nationwide crime circumstances, unlawful immigration, and extra. Story suggestions and concepts may be despatched to stepheny.value@fox.com
