Alleged hazing death tied to secretive rush night ignites arrests and frat reckoning

A fraternity hazing ritual allegedly turned fatal in January when a college freshman was pushed to consume a lethal amount of alcohol — prompting arrests, a criminal review and the permanent shutdown of the chapter.

Colin Daniel Martinez, 18, died Jan. 31 after attending a Delta Tau Delta "rush" event near Northern Arizona University, according to an autopsy report reviewed and obtained by Fox News Digital.

The report determined Martinez’s cause of death was alcohol poisoning and that his blood-alcohol concentration was 0.425% ...