{"id":8976,"date":"2023-10-19T05:52:59","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T00:22:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/pepperdine-says-four-students-killed-in-malibu-by-pacific-coast-highway-driver\/"},"modified":"2023-10-19T05:52:59","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T00:22:59","slug":"pepperdine-says-four-students-killed-in-malibu-by-pacific-coast-highway-driver","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/farratanews.online\/pepperdine-says-four-students-killed-in-malibu-by-pacific-coast-highway-driver\/","title":{"rendered":"Pepperdine says four students killed in Malibu by Pacific Coast highway driver"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p class=\"\">Pepperdine University says four of its students were killed standing near the highway in Malibu, California, on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The four women were on the side of Pacific Coast Highway around 8:30 p.m. when a 22-year-old driver lost control of his sedan, the Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Department said. The sedan crashed into three parked vehicles the women were standing between. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">The women were pronounced dead at the scene. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Their identities have not been released. Pepperdine President Jim Gash in a letter to the campus community said the four were students.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">\u201cEarlier today, we learned that four precious lives who brought joy and light to our campus were taken from us suddenly, tragically, and incomprehensibly,\u201d Gash said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Pepperdine officials had earlier said they had reason to believe the women were students at its liberal arts college, Seaver College. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Malibu resident Fraser Michael Bohm was arrested and accused of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence, sheriff\u2019s Capt. Jennifer Seetoo said at a news conference Wednesday morning. <\/p>\n<p class=\"\">He has minor injuries and has been released as the investigation is being conducted.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Pepperdine\u2019s main campus overlooks Pacific Coast Highway.<\/p>\n<p class=\"\">Seetoo said the Pacific Coast Highway is &#8220;deadly&#8221; because people tend to drive recklessly on it. <\/p>\n<p class=\"endmark\">&#8220;The leading cause of collisions on PCH by far is speed,&#8221; she said. &#8220;It is a town \u2014 it is a college town.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"styles_inlineImage__yAWZ0 styles_medium__OMa6x\"><picture class=\"styles_image__1qciH\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1000px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:eco,dpr_2.0\/rockcms\/2023-10\/231018-malibu-crash-pepperdine-students-se-550p-5e6456.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-560w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2023-10\/231018-malibu-crash-pepperdine-students-se-550p-5e6456.jpg 1x\"\/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:eco,dpr_2.0\/rockcms\/2023-10\/231018-malibu-crash-pepperdine-students-se-550p-5e6456.jpg 2x, https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2023-10\/231018-malibu-crash-pepperdine-students-se-550p-5e6456.jpg 1x\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_fit-760w,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2023-10\/231018-malibu-crash-pepperdine-students-se-550p-5e6456.jpg\" alt=\"Sheriff deputies monitor the scene where four women were killed in a multi-vehicle crash in Malibu\" height=\"1667\" width=\"2500\"\/><\/picture><figcaption class=\"caption styles_caption__Pe5JC\"><span class=\"caption__container\" data-testid=\"caption__container\">Sheriff deputies at the scene where four women were killed in a multi-vehicle crash in Malibu, Calif., on Oct. 18, 2023.<\/span><span class=\"caption__source\">Genaro Molina \/ Los Angeles Times via Getty Images<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n[ad_2]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Pepperdine University says four of its students were killed standing near the highway in Malibu, California, on Tuesday. The four women were on the side of Pacific Coast Highway around 8:30 p.m. when a 22-year-old driver lost control of his sedan, the Los Angeles County Sheriff\u2019s Department said. 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