A Massachusetts woman killed at the Yale-Harvard football game over the weekend died of multiple blunt traumatic injuries, the medical examiner ruled and her death was deemed accidental.
Nancy Barry, 30, of Salem, Massachusetts, was killed. Police said Brendan Ross, a Yale undergraduate, was driving the vehicle that struck her and two other women.
Sarah Short, a 31-year-old Yale student from New Haven, remained hospitalized on Sunday with leg injuries. Elizabeth Dernbach, 23, a Harvard employee originally from Naples, Florida, was treated for her injuries on Saturday and released.
Ross passed a field sobriety test after the collision on Saturday and police said he has been cooperative in their investigation, which remained open Sunday. No charges had been filed.
Police said Ross was driving the U-Haul carrying beer kegs through a popular tailgating area before the Yale-Harvard game when witnesses saw the vehicle turn a corner and speed up, striking Barry and injuring the other two women. The truck then crashed into other U-Haul vans on the lot.
The Yale Daily News reported on Sunday that the U-Haul was heading to a tailgate party for Sigma Phi Epsilon, the fraternity of which Ross is a member and where police listed his address.
A spokesman for the Yale chapter referred questions to the national Sigma Phi Epsilon headquarters, which was sending a representative to Yale over the weekend. A statement from the Richmond, Va.-based fraternity on Sunday said it was "deeply saddened by the tragic accident," and referred questions to New Haven police.
Local
"Our thoughts and prayers go out to the victims and their families. The fraternity is currently working with law enforcement officials as they investigate the details of exactly what happened," the statement read.
At the annual Yale-Harvard game, tailgating is nearly as storied as the competition itself. Elaborate buffets dot the parking lots, and fans frequently fill U-Haul trucks with kegs, grills and hard alcohol.
Six years ago, Yale began shutting down all parties after halftime in an effort to curb binge drinking and keep students and alumni safe. Saturday's fans had gathered for the 128th game of the Ivy League rivalry, which Harvard won 45-7 for its fifth straight victory over Yale.
