The driver accused of killing four Pepperdine University sorority sisters who crashed at more than 100 mph claimed he was being chased after a previous road rage incident, according to his attorney.
Fraser Bohm’s attorney, Michael Kraut, claims there is video footage proving the 22-year-old driver was involved in the collision at Duke’s Malibu, a popular bar about 3 miles from last week’s fatal crash on Pacific Coast Highway.
He claimed it was enough to prove that the four counts of murder should be dropped because Bohm was only trying to escape danger when he lashed out at Peyton Stewart, Niamh Rolston, Asha Weird, and Deslyn Williams.
“We have evidence that the sheriff’s department doesn’t want to take that clearly shows that there was a road rage incident that started on Duke, that this person was chasing him and trying to push him off the side of the road,” Kraut told KTLA.
“And when he sped off to get away from her, that’s when the accident happened.”
Attorney Fraser Bohm claims his client was being chased by a road rage driver when he was involved in a crash that killed four Pepperdine University students. Perfect Game
Bohm said he had identified the alleged road rage driver, without elaborating on the branch.
“We were actually able to track down who this person was, and the person who admitted to family members that they ran him off the road,” Kraut said.
However, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office maintains that it has no evidence to support the road rage claim.
Bohm appeared in court Wednesday and pleaded not guilty to four counts of murdering four Pepperdine seniors.
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 Asha Weir is studying English at Pepperdine, where she is also in the Alpha Phi sorority. LinkedIn / Asha Weir Deslyn Williams, also a senior at Pepperdine, was beaten and killed while she was walking with her friends. Instagram / @deslyn.williams
Prosecutors said he was doing 104 mph in a 45 mph zone while texting on his phone when he lost control of his BMW and crashed into three parked cars, which then hit four college students walking along the dangerous stretch of Pacific Coast Highway.
All the women died at the scene. Two more people were injured.
Bohm walked away from the crash unharmed and was initially charged with gross vehicular manslaughter, and was initially released while investigators gathered additional evidence, including a toxicology report, speed analysis and the execution of a search warrant.
The attorney representing the man charged with killing four Pepperdine University students who were hit and killed along Pacific Coast Highway last week says his client was chased by another vehicle.KTLA
Manslaughter charges against Bohm were filed on Monday, with Los Angeles County DA George Gascon saying the 22-year-old deliberately acted “with disregard for human life.”
Bohm’s attorney challenged the prosecution’s account, including the speed, claiming that the BMW’s “black box” would show he was driving closer to 70 mph. He did not address claims Brohm was texting at the time.
Bohm’s bail was initially set at $8 million, but the judge cut it in half to $4 million. His lawyers now want the amount reduced further.
The 22-year-old is due back in court on Thursday for a bail review hearing.
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