LOS ANGELES — Authorities say the 22-year-old driver of a car that struck and killed four Pepperdine University students in Malibu is being held on $8 million bail.
The man was arrested in a murder investigation Tuesday in connection with the crash, and is due in court Wednesday, said the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. He was previously arrested after the Oct. 17 crash but released a day later while investigators gathered evidence, the sheriff’s department said in a statement.
Flowers are placed along along the Pacific Coast Highway, after a crash that killed four college students and injured two others, in Malibu, Calif. on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. Officials say police have arrested a 22-year-old driver on suspicion of manslaughter. Sheriff’s officials say six pedestrians were struck at about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday along Pacific Coast Highway, a few miles east of Pepperdine University. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
Debris is seen along the Pacific Coast Highway, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Malibu, Calif. Tuesday. A 22-year-old driver was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after a crash in Malibu killed four women, who are believed to be college students, and injured two others, officials said Wednesday. The six pedestrians were struck at about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday along Pacific Coast Highway about 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Pepperdine University, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
Candles and flowers are placed along along the Pacific Coast Highway, after a crash that killed four college students and injured two others, in Malibu, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023. Officials say police have arrested a 22-year-old driver on suspicion of manslaughter. Sheriff’s officials say six pedestrians were struck at about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday along Pacific Coast Highway, a few miles east of Pepperdine University. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
Debris is seen along the Pacific Coast Highway, Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Malibu, Calif. Tuesday. A 22-year-old driver was arrested on suspicion of manslaughter after a crash in Malibu killed four women, who are believed to be college students, and injured two others, officials said Wednesday. The six pedestrians were struck at about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday along Pacific Coast Highway about 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Pepperdine University, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
The entrance sign to Pepperdine University is seen Wednesday, Oct. 18, 2023, in Malibu, Calif. The Los Angeles County Fire Department says four people died after a multicar crash on the Pacific Coast Highway Tuesday at about 8:30 p.m. Four people were pronounced dead at the scene. Pepperdine University says there “is reason to believe” the four killed were students from its Seaver College of Liberal Arts. The cause of the crash is under investigation. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
“The Sheriff’s Department is relentlessly working to ensure we get justice for the victims’ families,” the statement said.
The case has been referred to the district attorney’s office, the statement said. It was not immediately known if the man had an attorney. A message sent to the district attorney’s office was not immediately returned.
The college students were walking along the scenic Pacific Coast Highway at 8:30 p.m. when the driver of a BMW lost control and sideswiped at least three parked vehicles before crashing into them and hitting two others, authorities have said. The four women were pronounced dead and the two others were taken to a hospital with injuries.
The school later identified those killed as Niamh Rolston, Peyton Stewart, Asha Weir and Deslyn Williams, all seniors.
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