Nashville bars cleared of wrongdoing after Riley Strain’s death

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Missouri school pupil Riley Pressure was not served booze whereas visibly intoxicated the evening of his disappearance in Nashville, in keeping with findings launched by the Tennessee Alcoholic Beverage Fee (TABC).

On March 8, 2024, Pressure went on a fraternity outing in downtown Nashville. The Delta Chi brothers visited movie star bars within the widespread Broadway space of Music Metropolis, together with Miranda Lambert’s Casa Rosa and Garth Brooks’ Friends in Low Places Bar & Honky Tonk.

Pressure’s physique was found within the Cumberland River after in depth search efforts. A toxicology report launched earlier this month lists his reason behind loss of life as drowning and ethanol intoxication. The identical report launched by the chief Tennessee medical expert additionally dominated Pressure’s loss of life unintended.

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The TABC launched a report this week after a “complete investigation,” clearing the bars concerned on the evening of Pressure’s disappearance of any wrongdoing.

Based on the TABC report obtained by Fox Information Digital, “Whereas the circumstances of Mr. Pressure’s loss of life are tragic, the TABC investigation into whether or not he was served alcohol whereas visibly intoxicated on the evening of March 8, 2024, didn’t end in any concrete proof within the type of eyewitness testimony or video proof of a violation.

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A report launched by the TABC releases Nashville bars from wrongdoing after school pupil Riley Pressure disappeared the evening of March 8. (Getty Photos I Related Press)

“Proof together with toxicology experiences reveal that Mr. Pressure grew to become intoxicated over the course of the night, however there isn’t any clear proof that he was served an alcoholic beverage whereas visibly intoxicated at a licensed premises.”

Over the course of the evening on March 8, surveillance footage exhibits Pressure visited a minimum of 4 bars within the space, together with Casa Rosa, Mates in Low Locations Bar & Honky Tonk, Child Rock’s Huge A– Honky Tonk & Steakhouse and Luke’s 32 Bridge Bar.

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The frat brothers had visited Luke Bryan’s institution twice that evening, as soon as earlier than after which once more after bar hopping to Child Rock’s Honky Tonk. Pressure drank a minimum of seven alcoholic drinks beforehand, beginning with a margarita “at roughly 1630 hours,” in keeping with the investigation’s findings.

Based on witness testimony gathered within the TABC findings, at Luke Bryan’s “[a Delta Chi brother] received him two waters as a result of Riley started slurring his speech … since bartender heard Riley’s slurred speech, she knowledgeable bouncer to eject Riley from roof prime bar.”

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A neon signal above the doorway to Luke’s 32 Bridge restaurant, bar and reside music venue within the leisure district in Nashville.  (Robert Alexander/Getty Photos)

The report continued to element the timeline of that night, including that “at roughly 2200 hours, Mr. Pressure was ejected from Luke’s 32 Bridge Bar situated at 301 Broadway, Nashville.” Pressure was seen on surveillance footage leaving the bar alone, and his whereabouts had been unknown afterward.

After Pressure’s unintended loss of life, the TABC “urge[s] all alcohol-serving institutions to offer frequent refresher coaching to their employees on protected alcohol practices. This important coaching, required previous to acquiring a TABC server allow, covers the behavioral results of alcohol on the physique and the elements affecting its absorption.” 

Aaron Rummage, director of laws, coverage, and communication for the TABC, added in an electronic mail to Fox Information Digital, “We prolong our heartfelt condolences to Mr. Pressure’s household throughout this troublesome time.”

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The bars visited by Pressure the evening of his disappearance didn’t instantly reply to Fox Information Digital’s request for remark.

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