The BMW driver accused of killing four Pepperdine University sorority sisters who was hit at more than 100 mph in Malibu has been released again, this time after his bail was cut in half to $4 million.
Fraser Bohm — who pleaded not guilty to four counts of murder in the deaths of seniors Peyton Stewart, Niamh Rolston, Asha Weir, and Deslyn William — was released around 8:30 p.m. Friday, CBS News reported.
He was initially charged with gross vehicular homicide and was released while investigators gathered additional evidence – including a toxicology report, speed analysis and the execution of a search warrant – after the fatal crash on October 17.
The 22-year-old was later re-arrested on murder charges, with Los Angeles County DA George Gascón saying he deliberately acted “with disregard for human life.”
Bohm’s bail was initially set at $8 million, but Judge Eric Harmon cut it in half to $4 million.
Fraser Bohm was involved in a crash that killed four Pepperdine University students. Perfect Game
Defense attorney Michael Kraut asked the judge to reduce bail to $400,000, arguing that his client was a victim of road rage.
On Wednesday, Gascón told reporters that Bohm was “allegedly speeding at 104 miles per hour in a 45 mph zone when he lost control of his BMW,” explaining that the manslaughter charge was filed for “speed, recklessness. for the safety of others.”
Authorities said Bohm veered onto the north shoulder of westbound Pacific Coast Highway and struck at least three parked vehicles.
The parked vehicle hit four students who were standing or walking nearby, officials said.
Niamh Rolston was among four Pepperdine students expelled on Oct. 17. Instagram / @niamhrolston New Yorker Peyton Stewart will be posthumously awarded a diploma from the university. LinkedIn / Peyton Stewart
Kraut claims there is no evidence to support the DA’s claim that Bohm was driving at 104 mph.
“He used numbers like my client was going 104 miles per hour at the time of the crash. The evidence clearly shows that was not the case,” Kraut told reporters Thursday.
The attorney said the maximum speed at the time of the crash was 70 mph based on witness statements, his client’s statements and a black box inside the BMW, according to CBS News.
Asha Weir is studying English at Pepperdine, where she also belongs to the Alpha Phi sorority. LinkedIn / Asha Weir Deslyn Williams, also a senior at Pepperdine, was struck and killed while she was walking with her friends. Instagram / @deslyn.williams
“If only they did their job, which is to listen to witnesses and test their credibility before they run out and file murder charges against a 22-year-old man with zero record, zero points, no speeding tickets and someone who is absolutely law abiding. , we wouldn’t be here on murder charges. There will be other people standing here,” Kraut said.
“My client was picking up tacos for a friend. No drugs, no alcohol, nothing he had eaten, no smoking weed. He grabbed the tacos and headed north,” he added.
Sheriff’s Department spokesman Sgt. Jim Arens said he had “no evidence” that the crash was the result of an alleged road rage incident, as the accused driver’s attorney has claimed.
The attorney representing the man charged with murder in the deaths of four Pepperdine University students who were hit and killed along Pacific Coast Highway last week says his client was chased by another vehicle.KTLA
Bohm could face several life sentences if convicted of murder, according to the District Attorney’s Office.
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