The two bars that 20-year-old Chandler Kania visited the night that he allegedly drove his 2005 Jeep Wrangler the wrong way on I-85 and hit another vehicle head on, killing three people, have now been added to a wrongful death lawsuit.

Multiple media outlets are reporting the lawsuit that was filed by the daughter of one of the women killed last month has now expanded to include ownership groups of Chapel Hill establishments La Residence and He’s Not Here. Kania allegedly used a fake ID to purchase alcohol and stopped at both businesses before the crash.

The initial lawsuit only included allegations against Kania’s family.

Tests show Kania’s blood-alcohol content was a .17 the night of the crash, more than twice the legal limit to drive in North Carolina.

49-year-old Felicia Harris, of Charlotte, 46-year-old Darlene McGee, of Charlotte, and six-year-old Jahnice Baird, of Brooklyn, were killed in the crash. Nine-year-old Jahnia King was the lone survivor from the Suzuki driven by Harris; she suffered two broken bones in her left leg and a broken right collarbone, according to officials.

A spokesperson for the North Carolina Alcohol Beverage Control Commission told WCHL that the state agency received the report from North Carolina’s Alcohol Law Enforcement and local authorities last week, and they are now reviewing the data before making a decision regarding regulations at either business.

Chandler Kania, who would have been going into his junior year at UNC, is under house arrest after posting a $1 million bond. He’s awaiting trial on three counts of second-degree murder, three counts of felony death by motor vehicle, one count of felony serious injury by motor vehicle, driving while impaired, driving the wrong way on an interstate, careless and reckless driving, driving after consuming alcohol as a minor, possession of alcohol by a minor and having an open container of alcohol in a vehicle.

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