Chandler Kania, a rising junior at UNC, has been charged with three counts of second-degree murder, according to court documents.
Kania is accused of driving north in the southbound lanes of I-85 when his vehicle struck another, killing three people — driver Felecia Harris, 49, of Charlotte; Darlene McGee, 46, of Charlotte; and Jahnice Baird, 6, of Brooklyn, N.Y.
A fourth person, 9-year-old Jahnia King, was taken to UNC hospitals for her injuries. She was released Thursday, according to the (Raleigh) News & Observer.
He was also charged with three counts of felony death by motor vehicle and one count of serious injury by motor vehicle.
Kania was previously charged with driving while impaired, careless and reckless driving, possession of an open container of alcohol, possession of alcohol by a person under 21 and driving as a person less than 21 after consuming alcohol.
Judge Charles Anderson set Kania's bail at $1 million.
In a previous interview with The Daily Tar Heel, District Attorney Jim Woodall said prison time was either definite or likely.
“It’s extremely tragic,” said Woodall, who visited family members of the victims on Tuesday.
