The crash took place on Rosehill Road shortly after 7 p.m.
When police officers arrived, they found that a gray 2024 Honda Civic had run off the road and hit a telephone pole. It went down an embankment and crashed into a tree.
The speed limit along Rosehill Road is 45 mph, but before arriving at the site of the crash, where there is a growing memorial for the three students, there is a sign that alerts drivers that the curve ahead is 35 mph.
Eyewitness News is uncovering new information about 21-year-old Dymond Monroe, who is the sole survivor of the crash. Monroe was the driver in the tragic car accident that claimed the lives of Nicholaus Williams, Trevor Merritt and Jai-Hyon Elliott.
Monroe's mother told Eyewitness News she remains in critical condition. She is not walking or talking.
According to Cumberland County court records, Monroe was charged with speeding in August of this year along Rosehill Road in a different part of the road about three miles from where the recent accident happened. Documents revealed that on Saturday, August 2, Monroe was going 51 miles per hour in a 35 miles per hour zone.
Monroe's mother would not comment about the speeding ticket her daughter received in August.
Mayor Mitch Colvin said last week that the city would examine Rosehill Road to see what could be done to make it safer.
Detectives with the FPD's Traffic Unit are still investigating the crash.
Anyone with information is asked to call Detective C. Lewis at (910) 818-1872.