The case against 20-year-old Chandler Kania has been continued until March 8.

The former UNC student was scheduled to appear in Orange County Superior Court Tuesday facing several charges, including three counts of second-degree murder, in connection with a wrong-way crash on I-85 in July.

Neither Kania nor his attorneys were present for the hearing on Tuesday morning. Assistant District Attorney Jeff Nieman said that he is still awaiting a piece of discovery, the crash reconstruction report, before proceeding with the case.

Kania drove the wrong-way on I-85 for at least six miles, according to law enforcement, before crashing head-on into another vehicle, killing three of the four passengers. One of the deceased was a six-year-old girl.

Kania’s blood-alcohol content was a.17, twice the legal limit to drive in North Carolina, according to records.

Two Chapel Hill establishments, La Res and He’s Not Here, were investigated by authorities for allegedly serving alcohol to a group of underage patrons, that included Kania, the night of the crash.

La Res had its alcohol permits suspended for two weeks and paid a $5,000 fine as part of an offer in compromise with the North Carolina Alcohol Beverage Control Commission.

He’s Not Here recently reached an agreement with the commission that includes a 21-day suspension of alcohol permits and a $15,000 fine. That agreement is not official until it is ratified by the ABC board, which could happen at the board’s meeting on Wednesday.

Chandler Kania is currently under house arrest at his parents’ home in Asheboro recovering from injuries sustained in the crash after posting a $1 million bail.

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