"The parents claim UC Berkeley's Alpha Delta Phi fraternity cut corners and ignored numerous safety measures during the Nov. 14 party that ended with fatal injuries to their son, George Mauricio Salinas, 19, according to the lawsuit filed in Alameda County Superior Court. Salinas, an undeclared junior undergraduate student at the university, was found unresponsive at around 11:30 p.m. on Nov. 14 after nearly drowning at the Alpha Delta Phi fraternity house, which is on the 2400 block of Prospect St. in Berkeley."
"The lawsuit by Mauricio Salinas's parents Gaspar Mauricio Primitivo and Minerva Salinas Ortiz, both of whom live in San Diego claims the fraternity acted negligently throughout the party. It specifically took issue with the fact that about 300 people attended the function, when no more than 200 people were allowed on the premises. As a result, the area around it was so crowded that it impeded the ability for people to see that Mauricio Salinas had drowned, according to the lawsuit."
The parents of 19-year-old George Mauricio Salinas filed a lawsuit alleging negligence by UC Berkeley's Alpha Delta Phi fraternity after a Nov. 14 pool party. The lawsuit claims the fraternity cut safety corners, allowed about 300 people despite a 200-person limit, and created crowding that impeded detection of Salinas's near-drowning. The complaint alleges a slippery shallow end, absence of markings or pool separation, and no lifeguard or sober monitor on duty. The parents assert any safety coordinator present failed to perform responsibilities. Police issued a civil notice for public nuisance, and the Berkeley Fire Department cited and revoked an event permit. A coroner's cause of death has not been released.
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