Coroner: KY college student died from 'alcohol toxicity'

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Police astatine the University of Kentucky are investigating aft a pupil recovered unresponsive astatine a fraternity location died connected Tuesday night.

The Fayette County Coroner's Office says 18-year-old Thomas "Lofton" Hazelwood died from "presumed intoxicant toxicity." The authoritative origin of decease is pending further investigation.

The coroner says Hazelwood's decease has been ruled an accident. The incidental is presently nether probe by the University of Kentucky Police Department.

Officials accidental UK Police were called to the FarmHouse Fraternity gathering aft receiving a study of an unresponsive idiosyncratic astatine astir 6:22 p.m. section clip connected Monday evening. University of Kentucky spokesperson Jay Blanton said the pupil was taken to UK HealthCare's Chandler Medical Center and aboriginal died.

Foul play is not suspected, but constabulary are investigating the circumstances of his death.

"UK officials are offering enactment services to members of the fraternity arsenic good arsenic his household and classmates. The thoughts of the full UK assemblage are with his household and each those who knew the pupil astatine this time," Blanton said.

"We are saddened to stock the passing of a University of Kentucky caller subordinate of FarmHouse Fraternity," said Christian Wiggins, CEO of FarmHouse Fraternity. "Our thoughts and prayers spell retired to his family, section members and the full community. We person encouraged each members to cooperate with the investigation. We volition supply further accusation arsenic it becomes available."

This communicative was primitively published by Scripps presumption WLEX successful Lexington, Kentucky.