Tragic student Riley Strain drank up to 15 alcoholic drinks on the night he disappeared, a police investigation has found.
A new report into the drowning of 22-year-old Strain in Nashville’s Cumberland River in March began drinking on a bus to Nashville bars with his Delta Chi fraternity brothers.
He did so despite the driver having warned University of Missouri students that drinking was prohibited.
One of Strain’s fraternity brothers said he drank at least two shots of vodka and three IPAs on the bus. WSMV reported.
Arriving in Nashville at 4:30 p.m. on March 8, Strain was seen drinking a margarita within 30 minutes.
Days after Nashville teen Riley Strain was found to have died due to alcohol poisoning and drowning, investigators have been able to trace the final hours of his life in a new report.
An analysis of footage from downtown Nashville bars showed Strain was served alcohol three additional times during the night.
That leaves the deceased student with about nine drinks, and Metro Nashville Police have not revealed where they believe the remaining three drinks were consumed.
Strain’s disappearance became big news as his body was found in the river two weeks later. Eerie footage showed him walking unhindered during his final journey, and the drowning was ruled accidental.
In June, autopsy reports showed that Strain died of alcohol poisoning and drowning. His The blood alcohol level was 0.228, three times the legal limit.
The college student’s body also had traces of Delta 9, a form of THC that is legal and readily available in Tennessee.
Videos of Strain that had been recorded earlier in the evening show him able to stand and speak comfortably.
But at around 8:40 p.m., he began to stumble repeatedly and started showing symptoms of intoxication.
At around 9:28 p.m., staff members at Luke 32’s Bridge escorted Strain out of their bar after he got into an argument and began walking drunk through the streets.
At around 9:28 p.m., staff members at Luke 32’s Bridge escorted Strain out of their bar after he got into an argument.
The bar had previously said it had only sold Strain one alcoholic drink before asking him to leave.
According to investigators with the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Commission, despite the teen being kicked out of the bar, fraternity members continued to party.
One of the fraternity brothers later told police that he tried to reach Strain by phone at 9:47 a.m., but all he heard was the deceased speaking in a slurred manner.
During the call, Strain, now completely intoxicated, indicated that he was heading back to the hotel.
One of the fraternity brothers later told police that he tried to reach Strain by phone at 9:47 a.m., but all he heard was the deceased speaking in a slurred manner.
But around 1 a.m., his fraternity brothers discovered that he was not in his room or answering his phone.
According to 911 call records, the group did not report him missing to police until 1:46 p.m., more than 12 hours after they discovered he was missing.
Chilling footage collected by police from the Downtown Smoke & Vape Shop on Church Street showed Strain near the intersection of 2nd Avenue and Church Street.
The student, apparently intoxicated, was wearing a two-tone black and brown shirt and blue jeans and fell, but then quickly got up and continued down the street.
Another camera captured the image near the intersection of Gay Street and 1st Avenue North just before 10 p.m., taking large steps with his head down as he stumbled through the streets.
The student had reportedly FaceTimed with his mother, Michelle Whiteid, that night, and she said nothing seemed out of the ordinary.
The student had reportedly FaceTimed with his mother, Michelle Whiteid, that night, and she said nothing seemed out of the ordinary.
A University of Missouri spokesman said VMSV that the fraternity formal was a private Delta Chi event and confirmed that the fraternity has no outstanding student/organizational conduct violations.
David Easlick, an attorney who sues fraternities after students die or are injured, said: “For the school to sit there and say it’s in compliance is morally offensive. After what happened to that kid?
“Everything they (fraternities) do for parents, how they manage risks, condemn alcohol abuse, it’s nonsense,” Easlick said.
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