Caltrans Fails to Fast-Track PCH Safety After Tragic Crash Killing 4 Pepperdine Students

(Clockwise from top L) Niamh Rolston, 20, Peyton Stewart, 21, Deslyn Williams, 21, and Asha Weir, 21, all seniors at Pepperdine’s Seaver College of Liberal Arts, were killed while standing or walking in the 21600 block of Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, Calif., on Oct. 18, 2023. Courtesy of Pepperdine University

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City, county, and state officials, along with representatives from local law enforcement, Caltrans, and stakeholders, met on Nov. 14 at Malibu City Hall for a special public PCH Task Force meeting to discuss the implementation of emergency safety strategies on the Pacific Coast Highway (PCH) after the Oct. 17 crash that killed four Pepperdine students.