Chevy’s restaurants reached a settlement with the family of a 20-year-old Sacramento State student who was fatally injured in October 2001 following a night of alleged binge drinking at the restaurant.

The family of Jesse Snow, a business major with a 3.3 GPA, was awarded $1.5 million in the settlement.

They had sought $25 million in the suit.

Snow was fatally injured in a car crash on Oct. 25, 2001, after leaving Chevy’s on Howe Avenue. The driver of the car, Stephen Head, who was also 20, survived the crash and is scheduled to go on trial for manslaughter in March. Head had a blood alcohol level of 0.26.

Snow’s family sought compensatory and punitive damages from Chevy’s in the suit, claiming that the restaurant’s irresponsibility lead to their son’s death.

The Chevy’s bartender did not check for legal age of the drinkers and served alcohol, even though Snow and his friends were obviously drunk, according to the suit.

The Snows are also suing Head for $5 million.

Following the incident, the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control had Chevy’s liquor license revoked for 30 days for serving alcohol to minors.

The Snow’s attorney, John Poswall, said Chevy’s will also donate $50,000 to CSUS to set up an alcohol awareness program on campus.

A ceremony the week of Feb. 17 will kick off the awareness campaign, according to Poswall. CSUS President Donald Gerth, ASI President Eric Guerra, and representatives from Chevy’s will all take part in the ceremony.

According to Guerra, while Student Affairs has control over the money, and not ASI, “ample student input” will be sought in preparing the awareness program.