SAVANNAH — Georgia State Patrol troopers say they plan to check cellphone records and driving habits for the truck driver accused of causing a crash that killed five Georgia Southern nursing students last week.

WSB is reporting the GSP expects the investigation into the tragic wreck will take months to complete.

Reports stated investigators interviewed the truck driver, survivors and several witnesses, but given scope of the wreck, there is still a lot of sorting out to do.

“Once they get there, that is a crime scene. It is exactly the same as if someone had murdered someone with a weapon, a knife or a gun. It’s just a weapon of a motor vehicle,” Perry said in the report.

The specialized accident reconstruction team says it could take up to six months to put all the pieces together for a thorough investigation.

“The tractor trailer, it was obvious that he initiated this crash by hitting this vehicle in the rear and setting off a chain reaction of multiple vehicles,” Perry said in the report.

Investigators say there was no probable cause at the scene to suspect the truck driver, John Wayne Johnson, of Louisiana, was under the influence. Now, the investigation begins to look into his background.

Investigators did uncover federal records for the trucking company, Total Transportation of Mississippi, showing over the last two years, company drivers have been slapped with 266 unsafe driving violations.

GSP says the truck driver has been interviewed and is cooperating with investigator, according to reports. Troopers say he won’t face any charges until after its investigation is complete.