Family Of Slain FAMU Band Member Is Suing Owner Of Bus Where The Student Died

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This hazing situation just won’t go away.

The parents of a Florida A&M band member who died after a hazing ritual last November said they will sue the company that owns the bus where the hazing took place.

Robert Champion’s parents and their attorney told The Associated Press on Monday that the bus company’s negligence contributed to his death as band members were allowed to get back on the bus to conduct hazing rituals after they had returned to an Orlando hotel following a football game against the school’s archrival.

Ray Land, the owner of Fabulous Coach Lines, said his staff did everything to get help once they were notified there was a problem. Land told the AP in December that the bus’ driver was helping students unload their instruments when Champion collapsed.

“The bus company has some liability,” the Champions’ attorney, Christopher Chestnut, told the AP. “They knew or should have known that hazing was occurring on the bus.”

An autopsy ruled Champion’s death a homicide. It concluded Champion suffered blunt trauma blows to his body and died from shock caused by severe bleeding.

Sheesh. We understand the family is grieving, but do you think this is too far? We do hope that the family gets whatever they need to help them get through all of this. Lawsuits will only drag it out, but it’s definitely their right.

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