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Trial begins for former UNC student accused of killing 3 in drunk driving crash

Chandler Kania

ORANGE COUNTY, N.C. — The murder trial of a former UNC student accused of killing three people in a drunk driving crash last summer will begin Monday.

Chandler Kania is charged with murder.

Past coverage:

Police said he was drunk and drove the wrong way on Interstate 85 in Orange County in July of 2015.

Two women from Charlotte and a 6-year-old died in the wreck.

Last week, a judge ruled that prosecutors can use Kania's blood alcohol level and cellphone evidence in the trial.

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