New information has been released in the investigation surrounding the death of 19-year-old UB freshman Jonah Dreskin.
???Dreskin and four other students were cited by university police for allegedly smoking marijuana outside the Millard Fillmore Academic Center shortly after 11 p.m. on March 4, approximately one hour before Dreskin was found injured on Core Road near the Ellicott Complex, according to the University Police Department.
???Authorities responded to an emergency call to Core Road at around midnight and found Dreskin unconscious at the scene. He suffered internal injuries and was pronounced dead at Millard Fillmore Suburban Hospital at approximately 1 a.m. on March 5.
???"We don't really have reason to believe it was foul play or anything like that," said Gerald Schoenle, chief of university police. "The medical examiner has stated that the injuries are consistent with serious blunt trauma injuries. This rules out an assault, but not a fall or an accident."
???The exact cause of death is not yet known as university police officials await test results from the Erie County Medical Examiner.
???"It takes a couple weeks to get [the results] back and analyzed," Schoenle said.
???Police believe Dreskin may have been struck by a vehicle or may have fallen from a building. Dreskin was reportedly on the 10th floor of the Spaulding Residence Hall at approximately 11:40 p.m. when he went to his room to drop off his belongings.
???The investigation is currently ongoing and university police will continue to release new information as it becomes available.
