CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Four employees of a Chapel Hill bar have been charged following a North Carolina Alcohol Law Enforcement (ALE) investigation into a February crash in Harnett County that left three people dead and critically injured a fourth.
ALE officials said they launched the investigation on February 14 after the North Carolina State Highway Patrol reported that alcohol was believed to be a contributing factor in a head‑on collision involving a Toyota Camry and another vehicle. The driver of the second vehicle died at the scene, along with two passengers in the Camry. A fourth person remains hospitalized with life‑threatening injuries.
According to ALE, agents traced the source of the alcohol consumed by the Camry’s occupants to Still Life Chapel Hill, a bar located at 159 East Franklin Street. Investigators determined that all three individuals in the Camry had been served alcoholic beverages at the establishment prior to the crash — including at least one person who was under the legal drinking age…