Fallout from the death of a Sacramento State student continued last week as state officials announced that they plan to suspend the liquor license of Chevy?s restaurant on Howe Avenue for serving alcohol to minors.

Tim Gorsuch, district manager for the state Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control, said a Chevy?s bartender served mixed drinks and shots to Stephen Head, 20, and other underage men and women on Oct. 24, even though they were obviously drunk.

According to several witnesses, the bartender failed to ask for any identification.

“The majority of the drinks were on Head?s tab, and witnesses said he was showing signs of intoxication as early as 10 p.m.,” Gorsuch said.

The ABC announcement comes nearly six months after Head crashed into two trees and a streetlight shortly after leaving the restaurant. Head?s passenger, Sac State student Jesse Snow, died from injuries he suffered in the crash.

Head?s blood alcohol level measured .20 following the accident, more than twice California?s .08 legal limit to operate a vehicle.

Chevy?s responded to the ABC announcement in a press release.

“We have a very strict policy on serving alcoholic beverages in all our locations, and we take the service of alcoholic beverages very seriously, since Chevy?s is a family restaurant,” said a written statement by Claude Perasso, senior vice president and general counsel for the corporation.

ABC plans to suspend the alcohol license of the restaurant at 1234 Howe Ave. for 60 days, followed by a two-year probation If restaurant employees are caught serving alcohol to minors during the probationary period, ABC could revoke the license.

Chevy?s corporation, which owns the restaurant, can appeal the ruling, but their Friday statement gave no indication that they planned to do so.

By law, if Chevy?s agrees that the bartender served alcohol to minors and served customers who were visibly drunk, the suspension would start immediately. The restaurant can continue to serve alcohol if the corporation decides to appeal.

Gorsuch said the Sacramento County District Attorney?s office has not decided whether to bring misdemeanor charges against the bartender for serving alcohol to minors and serving customers who were obviously drunk.

He said the bartender is no longer a Chevy?s employee.

Snow?s family has filed a $25 million wrongful death lawsuit against Chevy?s that claims the Howe Avenue restaurant catered to underage Sac State students by not checking identification.

Head was arrested on suspicion of felony drunk driving and vehicular manslaughter. He will be arraigned April 29.

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