Del. congressman's son named in hazing death lawsuit

A Delaware congressman's son has been named as a defendant in a hazing death lawsuit.

The suit names Sam Carney, the oldest son of Representative John Carney, and two other members of the Sigma Phi Epsilon Chapter at Clemson University.

Police say on September 22nd Tucker Hipps went headfirst over a bridge and into a lake during an early morning hazing run.

According to the lawsuit, Carney helped organize the run and didn't attempt to locate Hipps after he went over the bridge.

A statement from the Carney family reads:

No one - certainly no parent - can feel anything but sympathy for this family's grief and anger. We have faith that those trusted with investigative and legal authority will act based on facts. Our advice to Sam since the tragedy in September has been to tell the truth and remember that any detail might help. That continues to be our message to him.