A Sacramento State student died after being thrown from his vehicle in a single car accident on Interstate 80 last month.——

-Jason C. Bretz, a 27 year-old journalism major and former State Hornet staff writer, was thrown from his 1998 Nissan Pathfinder on Wednesday August 14, 2002 and died early the next morning.According to a witness, the Pathfinder was traveling at about 70 mph when it began swerving back and forth.——

-The vehicle then rolled over approximately six times throwing Bretz and his passenger, 22 year-old Emily Bramhill, from the Nissan.——

-Police said that both people were not wearing their seatbelts. ——

-Police said Bretz was the driver.Bretz was taken by ambulance to Mercy San Juan Hospital where he died at 12:20 a.m. on August 15.——

-Emily Bramhill sustained major injuries and was transported to Sutter Roseville Hospital where she was admitted in critical condition and later recovered. A hospital spokeswoman declined to give futher information.——

-Bretz worked for two semesters at the State Hornet as a Features staff writer in the 2001-02 academic year, writing about the 2001 Oscars and the spring College Bowl quiz show as well as numerous movie and album reviews.