Sam Martinez’s parents are back in Olympia pushing for an anti-hazing law that would increase potential punishments for the crime. The 19-year-old died from alcohol poisoning in 2019. Police blamed Martinez's death on hazing during an event at a Washington State University fraternity, Alpha Tau Omega. “When they told me, ‘Your son is dead,’ I thought my life ended,” father Hector Martinez told state senators during a Law and Justice committee hearing Monday morning. Last year Hector Martinez and Sam’s mother, Jolayne Houtz, got a law passed requiring college organizations to document and disclose past hazing incidents. Read the full story here: https://www.king5.com/article/news/local/bill-strengthen-hazing-laws-punishments-sam-martinez-olympia/281-e3f7002b-c523-4f19-997e-95582e07a94d