The IU freshman who died last month of blunt force trauma to the head struck his head on a metal door casing a few minutes after performing a keg stand at Theta Chi fraternity, police said. When Seth Korona fell backward and struck his head, people around him thought he had passed out from drinking, according to an IU police press release.\nAccording to police, Monroe County Prosecutor Carl Salzmann has decided not to file charges in the case, saying there was no "criminal nexus." Salzmann could not be reached for further comment Friday.\nKorona, 19, died Feb. 4 of bleeding in the brain caused by the head trauma, Monroe County Coroner David Toumey said. Korona attended a Jan. 27-28 party at the Theta Chi, was hospitalized Jan. 29 and remained in a coma until his death.\nWhen Korona fell, people around him thought he had just passed out from drinking and didn't think they needed to call an ambulance, IUPD Lt. Jerry Minger said.\nToumey said that if doctors had known immediately that Korona had sustained a blow to the head, they might have been able to do more to treat him.\nAccording to the police report:\n
- At 7 p.m. Jan. 27, Korona and several friends ate dinner at a local restaurant. Afterward, they walked to a friend's apartment and drank several beers. \n
- At 11:30 p.m. Jan. 27, Korona attended a rush party at Theta Chi in the company of friends and fraternity members. \n
- At 3 a.m. Jan. 28, Korona left his friends and went upstairs to the second floor where kegs of beer were located and available to everyone at the party. Within a few minutes of performing a "keg stand," Korona fell backward and his head struck the side of a metal door casing, rendering him unconscious for a short time. \nPeople thought he had passed out from drinking. When he regained consciousness, several Theta Chi members assisted Korona to a nearby room to lie down. Korona asked to be left alone to rest while house members stayed with him to make sure his condition did not worsen.\n
- Police said people interviewed described a "keg stand" as a person doing a hand stand over a keg of beer while drinking from the spout or tap. \n
- Between 9:50 and 10:50 a.m. Jan. 28, members of Theta Chi transported Korona back to his dorm room in Foster Quad and made phone calls throughout the day to check on his condition. \n
- At 7:30 p.m. Jan. 29, a telephone call was placed to the IU Police Department requesting an ambulance to transport Korona to the Bloomington Hospital. IUPD officers and EMTs arrived to find Korona in a semi-conscious state, unable to speak coherently. Friends at the scene told police that Seth had only been complaining of a headache. Seth was transported and admitted to Bloomington Hospital. \n
- At 7:30 p.m. Feb. 4, Korona was removed from life support. \n
- During the afternoon of Feb. 5, an autopsy was performed at Toumey gave IUPD the preliminary information that there was evidence of blunt force trauma to the head, and an investigation was initiated.
