On Tuesday, October 17, 2023, four college students at Pepperdine University in Malibu were killed and two others were injured when a car careened into them as they were standing or walking on the side of Pacific Coast Highway. The four women who were pronounced dead at the scene of the crash were identified as students at the nearby Pepperdine University, a private Christian university overlooking the Pacific Coast Highway. The school later identified the victims in a statement as Niamh Rolston, Peyton Stewart, Asha Weir, and Deslyn Williams, all of whom were seniors. The driver, Malibu resident Fraser Michael Bohm, was arrested and accused of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence. The university was planning a prayer service for Thursday open to students and staff to remember and honor the women, who attended the university’s Seaver College of Liberal Arts. The university is also planning memorial services with the families.