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Judge Won’t Dismiss Murder Charges in Crash that Killed 4 Pepperdine Students
Defense claims insufficient evidence to support murder charges in the fatal crash that killed four Pepperdine sorority sisters on a dangerous Malibu highway section.
- On Monday, a judge is set to hear a defense motion to dismiss murder charges against Fraser Michael Bohm, who faces four counts each of murder and vehicular manslaughter from the Oct. 17, 2023 crash.
- The crash happened on a short stretch called 'Dead Man's Curve' between Las Flores Canyon and Carbon Canyon roads, killing four Pepperdine University Seaver College seniors who received degrees posthumously.
- Prosecutors say airbag-related data from Bohm's BMW shows stability control engaged at 93 mph before the car reached 104 mph and swerved into three parked vehicles striking four Pepperdine students.
- Judge Thomas Rubinson previously ruled that there was sufficient evidence to put Fraser Michael Bohm on trial, citing his knowledge of Dead Man's Curve and that two friends died in high-speed crashes.
- Defense filings assert speed alone does not prove implied malice, citing California Supreme Court rulings, while prosecutors dispute this and lawsuits plus calls for Pacific Coast Highway safety improvements have followed.
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A California judge has denied a motion to throw out murder charges against a driver accused of killing four Pepperdine students ... saying the driver knew the risks associated with traveling at a high speed.
·New York, United States
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Judge rejects request to dismiss murder charges in Malibu crash
A judge Monday rejected a defense motion to dismiss murder charges against a young man prosecutors say was speeding when he crashed into three parked vehicles on Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu – killing four Pepperdine University sorority sisters.
·Philadelphia, United States
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