One year ago, three Long Beach State students returning from a fraternity hazing retreat got into a fatal crash in Temecula.
The crash resulted in a totaled SUV and the death of 19-year-old freshman Preston Obeidin. The surviving students, Diego Collins and Camilo Losada, have filed two lawsuits, both naming Long Beach State as well as the local chapter of the Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternity.
Under California’s hazing law, hazing refers to any initiation method to a student organization that is likely to cause physical or mental harm to a student. According to a 2008 national study, 55% of college students involved in a club, team or organization, experienced hazing…