Prosecutors have charged the 22 year old driver with murder and say he was speeding at 104mph on that section of Pacific Coast Highway.
Fraser Michael Bohm, 22, faces four counts of malice murder and four counts of gross vehicular manslaughter, L.A. County Dist. Atty. George Gascón said during a Wednesday news conference, adding that the charges stem from Bohm’s “complete disregard for the life of others.”
“When you are driving at 104 mph in [a] 45-mph [zone], the only conclusion is you have a complete disregard for life,” Gascón said.
Driver sped at 104 mph in Malibu crash that killed 4 Pepperdine students, D.A. says
This tragedy didn’t have to happen.
Residents say that this 23 mile stretch of the Pacific Coast Highway has a problem with cars that are speeding. One neighbor who lived near the crash site called that part of the PCH a dead man’s curve, because that neighbor had seen so many vehicle crashes there.
It’s tragic that instead of heading toward their last year at Pepperdine, these four lives have been lost.
It’s also tragic for this young reckless speeding driver, only 22 years old and charged with four counts of malice murder, and four counts of gross vehicular manslaughter.