Drinking a large amount of alcohol in a short period of time can kill you

Yes, it can. Person with a blood alcohol content between 0.16-0.30% is severely impaired and has an increased risk of asphyxiation from choking on vomit.

First, you will become intoxicated. Your level of awareness will be dramatically reduced. You may not remember what was going on during the phase of intoxication after you come out of it. Depending on the percentage of alcohol in the drink depends on how much you would have to consume before alcohol blood poisoning takes affect. And you die.