Michael Sot, 20, a student at The College of New Jersey, died on Dec. 4, 2018, two days after the car he was driving was hit by an impaired driver in Ewing, New Jersey. Michael Sot/GoFundMe
A New Jersey restaurant apologized after a text message exchange was revealed. It showed a manager firing a college student for trying to attend the funeral of a friend who was killed by a drunk driver.
The husband of the manager, Ben, who also owns Cafe 72 in Ewing Township, issued a statement saying the student was not fired.