Tragic Highway Crashes Claim Lives of Pepperdine and USC Students

Four Pepperdine University students, Asha Weir, Niamh Rolston, Peyton Stewart, and Deslyn Williams, were tragically killed when a 22-year-old driver lost control of his car and struck them on the side of Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, California. The young women, all seniors and members of the Alpha Phi sorority, are being remembered as individuals of good character who represented the school's values impeccably. Asha Weir, one of the victims, was described as having a big heart and a beautiful soul. The driver has been arrested and charged with vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence. The Pepperdine community and the victims' families are mourning the loss of these bright young women.